Guru Nanak Jayanti 2059

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)

Guru Nanak Jayanti in other years