NEWS

Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti/ Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab  celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak.

ABOUT

• Guru Nanak Dev
  • was born in 1469 in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi
  • was the founder of Sikhism (Sikh religion)
  • first of the ten Sikh gurus.
  • Teachings in One God are comprised in Guru Granth Sahib (the Holy Book of Sikhism).
• festival
  • Date varies every year (Kartik Purnima as per the lunar calendar)
  • Most significant occasion among Sikhs
  • Honours his teachings, preaching, life, achievements, and his legacy.
  • Celebrations begin two days prior with a 48-hours-non-stop reading of Guru Granth Sahib (Akandh Path).