Ragi (Sikhism)

1860 artwork depicting ragis in Darbar Sahib

A Ragi (Punjabi: ਰਾਗੀ; rāgī) is a Sikh musician who plays hymns (shabads) in different ragas as prescribed in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib.[1]

  1. ^ Cole, W. Owen (1997). A popular dictionary of Sikhism. Piara Singh Sambhi. Lincolnwood, Ill.: NTC Pub. Group. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-203-98609-7. OCLC 648154652. Ragi - A musician who leads and accompanies the singing of kirtan, the hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib in the gurdwara.

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