Public Holiday
India
Also: Gurpurab, Prakash Utsav
India
Also: Gurpurab, Prakash UtsavGuru Nanak Jayanti 2014
Thursday 6 November 2014
4367 days ago | 4-day long weekend: Thu, 6 Nov - Sun, 9 Nov 2014 (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
NakshatraAshwini
YogaSiddhi
KaranaVishti
Sunrise6:36 AM
Sunset5:33 PM
Rahu Kaal1:26 PM - 2:48 PM
Abhijit11:42 AM - 12:26 PM