Completion of the Guru Granth Sahib · Sampuranta Divas Guru Granth Sahib

Culture of origin: Sikh · Cultural

Holiday sources: Sikhism

Guru Arjan selected and edited the hymns of the Adi Granth, with Bhai Gurdas as his scribe. Sikh tradition dates its completion to August 30, 1604 (Wikipedia's article on the scripture gives August 29), and on September 1, 1604 he installed it in the Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar; the manuscript known as the Kartarpur Bir is said to be the one they completed. In 1704, at Damdama Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh and Bhai Mani Singh added Guru Tegh Bahadur's compositions, and in 1708 Gobind Singh made the scripture the Guru. The SGPC marks Sampuranta Divas at the Harmandir Sahib on 14 Bhadon in the solar calendar.