English: Preserved as MS Panj D4 at the British Library, this is one folio from a Gutka published in 1830 CE and acquired by Jind Kaur, also known as Maharani Jindan (1817–1863) – wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire.
The Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib is a thick text of some 1430 pages. It is placed in the sanctum of a Sikh temple. For private collections, the Sikh tradition has been to acquire a Gutka (plural: Gutke). A Gutka is a short anthology of a few principal hymns.A popular version is a Panj-granthi gutka, or one that has five major hymns. The early Gutke were elaborately illustrated.
The manuscript Panj D4 contains three hymns from the Gurū Granth Sāhib: Sidh Gosti of Guru Nanak, Bavan Akhari and Sukhmani of Guru Arjan.
Each hymn starts with the left side depicting a colored illustration, while the text is on the right in Gurmukhi script with white letters and embellishments on a black background. This illustration depicts Guru Nanak as a young man in dialogue with the Siddhas (Hindu ascetics).
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