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Bhai Gurdas, having written on a full-moon-day of the Kattak month several decades after Nanak's death, mentions that Nanak had "obtained omniscience" on the same day, and it was now the author's turn to "get divine light." [24] According to eyewitness Sikh chronicles, known as Bhatt Vahis, Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [25]
Birth date Guruship Birthplace Clan Father Mother Date of death Reason Place of death 1 Guru Nanak: 14 April 1469 [note 1] Since birth Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Delhi Sultanate: Bedi Khatri: Kalyan Das Bedi: Mata Tripta: 22 September 1539 (aged 70) Natural causes Kartarpur, Punjab, Mughal Empire: 2 Guru Angad: 31 March 1504 7 September 1539
Earlier Guru Nanak tested him in various ways and found an embodiment of obedience and service in him. He spent six or seven years in the service of Guru Nanak at Kartarpur. When Guru Nanak died on 22 September 1539, Guru Angad left Kartarpur for the village of Khadur Sahib (near Goindwal Sahib).
[23] [22] The leaders spreading the message of Guru Nanak. [23] Guru Nanak Gurpurab 2010 at Pune, Maharashtra, India. On the day of the Gurpurab, the celebrations commence/begin early in the morning at about 4 to 5 a.m. [22] [23] This time of the day is referred to as Amrit Vela. The day begins with the singing of Asaa-Ki-Vaar (morning hymns).
After meeting Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, becoming a Sikh, and serving and working with Nanak for many years, Nanak gave Lehna the name Angad ("my own limb"), [3] and chose Angad as the second Sikh Guru. [4] [5] [6] After the death of Guru Nanak in 1539, Guru Angad led the Sikh tradition.
The celebrations are similar to those of Guru Nanak's birthday, namely Akhand Path, procession and Kirtan, Katha, and Langar. The martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru, falls in May or June, the hottest months in India. He was tortured to death under the orders of Mughal Emperor, Jahangir, at Lahore on 25 May 1606. Celebrations ...
Most scholars believe that Ravidas met Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. [3] ... This text, composed over 170 years after Ravidas' death, in 1693, ...
The janamsakhis present accounts of the life of Guru Nanak and his early companions, with varying degrees of supernatural elements among them, typical for hagiographic biographies; more important was his message of equality before God, regardless of social classifications, also emphasizing friendships with those of other religions and the welfare of women. [6]