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AMRITSAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a surprise visit to Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), where he knelt and bowed five times before Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji and also served langar.
Wearing a woollen cap, he moved around the sarvoar’s parikrama, which is nearly a kilometre-and-half long, in about 10 minutes.
He was accompanied by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, his son and deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal and Harsirmat Kaur Badal.
Modi and Afghan President were honored with Siropa. This time, no one denied siropa to anyone from the Badal family as well.
As per the Sikh code of conduct, everyone has to cover his or her head with cloth and remove their shoes before entering the premises. It may be recalled that British monarch Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Phillip had visited Harmandir Sahib in October 1997, and at that time, the Queen wore socks and covered her head with a hat.
Previously, In a proposal to make US President Barrack Obama visit Darbar Sahib wearing cap, SGPC had given official statement  saying that “We are only concerned with that one should cover his or her head as per the Sikh code of conduct”.