2008 - Ter Centenary of Gur-Ta-Gaddi of Shri Guru Granth Sahib - UNC Sets

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The second in the year 2008 was to celebrate 300 years of Shri Guru Granth Sahib. The details are:

Shri Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth, is the religious text of Sikhism. It is the final and eternal guru of the Sikhs. It is a voluminous text of 1430 angs, compiled and composed during the period of Sikh gurus, from 1469 to 1708. It is a collection of shabda or baani that describe the qualities of God and why one should meditate on God's name. Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), the tenth guru, affirmed the sacred text Adi Granth as his successor, elevating it to Guru Granth Sahib. The text remains the holy scripture of the Sikhs, regarded as the teachings of the Ten Gurus. The role of Adi Granth, as a source or guide of prayer, is pivotal in worship in Sikhism.
The Adi Granth was first compiled by the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan Dev (1563–1606), from hymns of the first five Sikh gurus and other great saints, or bhagats, including those of the Hindu and Muslim faith. After the demise of the tenth Sikh guru many edited copies were prepared for distribution by Baba Deep Singh.
It is written in the Gurmukhī script, predominantly in archaic Punjabi, with occasional use of other languages including Braj Bhasha, Khariboli, Sanskrit and Persian, often coalesced under the generic title of Sant Bhasha

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Note: It was after quite a few gap that a collector’s pack in terms of Single Coin Mint Card was issued by Mumbai Mint. In past there were few issues where collectors pack having single coin that was put into circulation was made available. The practice of issuing Coin Cards was short lived and was done for few other issues. It is also to be noted that the Rs 10 denomination was never put into circulation and was only available as Mint Card.