Akj & Laavan Standing Up!

[Guest confused]

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I went to a recent AKJ wedding and they did their laavan standing up. After speaking to a few of the wedding party it came to light that it is quite common within the AKJ to do their Laavan standing up.

My question is why has this changed? All our ancestors have sat down and done the Laavan? was their anand karaj not correctly performed then?

Bhul Chuk Maaf

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[ms514]

VAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA, VAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

Standing is per the Sikh Rehat Maryada:

"The boy and girl, after every circumambulation, should bow before the Guru Granth Sahib in

genuflexion, lowering their forehead to touch the ground and then stand up to listen to the

recitation of the next stanza. "

http://new.sgpc.net/sikh-rehat-maryada-in-english/ - Page 14

The sitting down is reflected in the Taksal Maryada (and by extension, potentially other Sampardayic/traditional groups in Sikhi):

"The Ragee Singh is to perform Kirtan of the first Lav and the couple are to slowly walk around Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee (keeping Guru Sahib to their right-hand side), after which they are to bow to Guru Sahib and be seated. "

http://www.damdamitaksaal.org/code-of-conduct#h9-1-the-recital-of-paath-and-parkarma - Section 9.1