The "passage of the day" that is read out from the Guru Granth in the main temple in Amritsar is called the:
a. janam-sakhis.
b. langar.
c. hukamnama.
d. chaur.
c. hukamnama.
Analysis:
a, b & d. Incorrect. In India many Sikhs go to their gurdwara before work or during the day for private prayer and meditation.
c. Correct. Every day in the main temple in Amritsar, the Guru Granth is opened at random for the "passage of the day," called the hukamnama, to be read out, and the passage is published on the Internet for all Sikhs around the world to read.
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