Public Holiday
India
Also: Gurpurab, Prakash Utsav
India
Also: Gurpurab, Prakash UtsavGuru Nanak Jayanti 2026
Tuesday 24 November 2026
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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
NakshatraKrittika
YogaParigha
KaranaVishti
Sunrise6:50 AM
Sunset5:25 PM
Rahu Kaal2:46 PM - 4:05 PM
Abhijit11:46 AM - 12:29 PM