The practice of the Panj Pyare coming out and giving Darshan to the Sangat does not seem according to Gurmat. It was not done before (at least) 1949 in the Jatha. When this practice started is not known. When the Amrit Sanchar is finished the Panj Pyare do Ardas thanking Akaal Purkh for allowing them to do this seva and asking for forgiveness for any mistakes. After this point they are not Panj Pyare anymore they are just 5 Singhs.
When they come into Sangat they are dressed as Panj Pyare and the Sangat believes that they are the 5 Pyare, when in reality they aren't the Panj Pyare anymore. The Sangat while sitting in the Hazoori of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee, the King of Kings stands up when the 5 Singhs walk in. Some of the Sangat even bow before the 5 Singhs, some shower them with flowers, all this in the Hazoori of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee.
Bhai Jodh Singh (the author of Soan Chiree Charee Gain) who was blessed with Amrit in 1949 at the Shimla Smagam writes that he for sure remembers that the 5 Pyare did not come into the Sangat dressed as Panj. He writes:
``The time was 1-2am. In the hall upstairs a Rehnsbhai Keertan was in progress. I can clearly remember that the Panj Piare came into the Darbar Sahib along with us without the formal dress for the Panj, but on the other hand I do not know whether they came in with us or came in after. What I do know is that after Degh (parshad) was distributed after the Amrit Sanchar they went into a separate room in order to get changed. This I know for sure. Just like normal members of the Sangat they bowed their heads in front of Guru Granth Sahib Ji and took a seat in Sat Sang.``
When they come into Sangat they are dressed as Panj Pyare and the Sangat believes that they are the 5 Pyare, when in reality they aren't the Panj Pyare anymore. The Sangat while sitting in the Hazoori of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee, the King of Kings stands up when the 5 Singhs walk in. Some of the Sangat even bow before the 5 Singhs, some shower them with flowers, all this in the Hazoori of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee.
Bhai Jodh Singh (the author of Soan Chiree Charee Gain) who was blessed with Amrit in 1949 at the Shimla Smagam writes that he for sure remembers that the 5 Pyare did not come into the Sangat dressed as Panj. He writes:
``The time was 1-2am. In the hall upstairs a Rehnsbhai Keertan was in progress. I can clearly remember that the Panj Piare came into the Darbar Sahib along with us without the formal dress for the Panj, but on the other hand I do not know whether they came in with us or came in after. What I do know is that after Degh (parshad) was distributed after the Amrit Sanchar they went into a separate room in order to get changed. This I know for sure. Just like normal members of the Sangat they bowed their heads in front of Guru Granth Sahib Ji and took a seat in Sat Sang.``
This practice did not take place in the Puratan Amrit Sanchars, when it started is not known. It does not seem according to Gurmat to disrupt Akhand Keertan and walk into the Darbar with the Abhilakhees. Imagine walking into a Darbar when a Sri Akhand Paat Sahib is going on and expecting everyone to stop listening to Gurbani and disrupt the Sri Akhand Paat Sahib and stand up. At the end of the day this does not seem like a Gurmat tradition and should not happen.
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