Granthi ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀ
granthī · noun
The custodian and reader of the Guru Granth Sahib in a gurdwara. Not a priest: Sikhism has no ordained clergy, and any competent Sikh, woman or man, may perform the role.
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- Eleanor Nesbitt. Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press (2005). no page given yet
- W. Owen Cole and Piara Singh Sambhi. The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Sussex Academic Press (1978). no page given yet