Public Holiday
India
Also: Gurpurab, Prakash Utsav
India
Also: Gurpurab, Prakash UtsavGuru Nanak Jayanti 2011
Thursday 10 November 2011
5459 days ago | 4-day long weekend: Thu, 10 Nov - Sun, 13 Nov 2011 (take Fri off)
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
NakshatraBharani
YogaVyatipata
KaranaVishti
Sunrise6:39 AM
Sunset5:30 PM
Rahu Kaal1:26 PM - 2:47 PM
Abhijit11:43 AM - 12:26 PM