Palki Sahib: a wedding guide
The Palki Sahib holds the holy book at a Sikh wedding at home. Your gurdwara helps you set it up.
When couples book this
A palki is usually booked about four months out, with the gurdwara that brings the Guru Granth Sahib. It moves with your date.
Still deciding the wedding
Your wishlist
Answer these before you meet anyone.
What style of palki?
Ask your gurdwara first — many bring their own palki sahib with the Guru Granth Sahib. The rumalla and the drape are the gurdwara's say.
Comparing your options
How it’s usually priced
Usually priced as one flat amount.
Possible extras: Floor seating / sheets.
Booked and settling details
What you settle once booked
The granthi's requirements for the space
Placement and height of the manji sahib, the chaur sahib beside it, floor covering, the shoes-off and heads-covered area, and a room where the Guru Granth Sahib rests (sukhasan) before and after — the granthi's word settles all of it.
Setup window at the marquee
The week of the wedding
The day-of sheet
Confirm arrival, finish, who to call, access, a meal, and what is due.
Across the whole day
Choose which moments to include.
- Palki setup & drape
For businesses
The brief a couple sends you has these sections:
- The setup
- The event
- Contacts