Sikh Devotional Practices

Devotional practices belonging to Sikhism, including the outward markers of the Five Ks worn as a visible mark of faith and discipline, the daily prescribed prayer rota of Nitnem recited by the observant at fixed times, devotional singing through Kirtan performed both in the gurdwara and at home, the ceremonial random-verse reading of Hukamnama that opens the scripture to receive the day's guidance, and the complete recitations of the Guru Granth Sahib known as Akhand Path, an unbroken continuous reading usually completed by a relay of readers, and Sahaj Path, an unhurried reading carried out at one's own pace over days or weeks, both directed to the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture that the tradition treats as the living and eternal Guru rather than merely a book.