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[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).
It begins with the year of birth of Guru Nanak Dev, but the first date, 1 Chet, is when Guru Har Rai was installed the seventh Guru. [45] However, the first date of the Nanakshahi calendar (1 Chet) is based upon the Barah Maha of the Guru Granth Sahib, which has Chet as the first month. [46]
The birthday of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, comes in the month of November, but the date varies from year to year according to the lunar Indian calendar. The birthday celebrations last three days. Generally two days before the birthday, Akhand Path is performed in the Gurdwaras.
Bhai Bala is said to have obtained Nanak's horoscope from Nanak's uncle Lalu, according to which, Nanak was born on a date corresponding to 20 October 1469 CE. However, this janamsakhi was written by Handalis—a sect of Sikhs who followed a Sikh-convert known as Handal—attempting to depict the founder as superior to Nanak. [ 23 ]
Although, Kartika Purnima is nowadays celebrated as Gurupurab or Prakash Parva of Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs, however this is controversial and historically invalid as per some Sikh scholars. [17] Sikh contemporary sources rather mention Vaisakh (Mid April) as birth month of Guru Nanak.
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
Gurdwara Janam Asthan (Punjabi (), Urdu: گردوارہ جنم استھان; Punjabi (): ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਜਨਮ ਅਸਥਾਨ), also referred to as Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, is a highly revered gurdwara that is situated at the site where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, was born.
Wedding of Guru Nanak and Sulakhni. From the Unbound set of Janamsakhi paintings, ca.1755–1800. The marriage of Sulakhni to Nanak was arranged by Jai Ram, the brother-in-law of Nanak. [8] She was selected by Nanak's father partly due to her apparently "comely" appearance. [9] She was wedded to Guru Nanak on 24 September 1487.