Public Holiday
India
Also: Gurpurab, Prakash Utsav
India
Also: Gurpurab, Prakash UtsavGuru Nanak Jayanti 2009
Monday 2 November 2009
6197 days ago | 3-day long weekend: Sat, 31 Oct - Mon, 2 Nov 2009
About
Held on Kartika Purnima.
Significance
Celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru, born in 1469.
How it is celebrated
- Akhand Path, a continuous 48-hour reading of the Guru Granth Sahib
- Prabhat Pheris and Nagar Kirtan processions
- Langar, the free community meal, at gurdwaras
Panchang on this day (New Delhi)
TithiShukla Purnima
NakshatraAshwini
YogaSiddhi
KaranaVishti
Sunrise6:33 AM
Sunset5:35 PM
Rahu Kaal7:56 AM - 9:19 AM
Abhijit11:42 AM - 12:26 PM