Ban on destination wedding with Sikh holy book

Five Sikh high priests have prohibited the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib during destination weddings at places like sea beaches and resorts. In a meeting at the Akal Takht secretariat, they disqualified the management of a gurdwara in Bathinda for conducting a same-sex marriage ceremony in the presence of the holy book. Akal Takht jathedar Giani Singh said the secretariat had received numerous complaints against solemnising of “Anand Karaj” at sea beaches and resorts in the presence of the Sikh holy book, which was a violation of maryada (Sikh code of religious conduct). He said that the Sikh high priests had decided to impose a ban on such destination wed- dings.