Amrit and Anand Karaj are the major Sikh ceremonies
celebrated by the Sikhs in presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Amrit is
prepared by the Panj Pyaras by reciting Bani and moving Khanda into the
mixture of water and sugar plums in a Sarb Loh Bata (all steel cauldron).
Normally the male and female Sikh children are expected to
get Amrit initiation when they are old enough to understand the obligations
of their faith.
It is believed that new life starts after Amrit ceremony.
The ceremony is traced since the times of Guru Nanak Dev but Khande Di
Pahul ceremony was started by Guru Gobind Singh Ji on March 29, 1699 at
the time of the creation of Khalsa at Sri Kesgarh, Anandpur Sahib in Punjab.
For more reading,
- see Amrit under Institutions