Sikh observance
Guru Nanak Gurpurab
The celebration of Guru Nanak’s birth. Communities honour the occasion with Gurbani, kirtan and service.
Also known as Gurpurab, Prakash Purab, Guru Nanak Jayanti.
These are optional practice suggestions. Adjust the goals and follow your own tradition. Dates and customs may differ by community.
When it falls
Whose reckoning these dates follow
Kartik Pūrnimā, the full moon of Kārtik.
Why communities differ
The Nanakshahi calendar fixes most gurpurabs to Gregorian dates, but Guru Nanak’s Prakash Purab is still kept on the full moon and so moves each year. Some sangats keep the older Bikrami reckoning throughout.
Japa has not independently verified these dates against a published calendar. Check them against the authority your own community keeps.
The practices Japa keeps through it
- Mul Mantar 5 a day
- Waheguru 108 a day
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