Guru Nanak
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Gurū Nānak, also known as Bābā Nānak, was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on Katak Pooranmashi, i.e. October–November.
19th-century mural painting from Gurdwara Baba Atal depicting Nanak
Image: Pothi written by Guru Nanak
The Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan, commemorates the site where Nanak is believed to have been born.
Birth of Guru Nanak, painting from an 1830's Janamsakhi.
Sikhism
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Sikhism, also known as Sikhi, is an Indian religion and philosophy in particular for the Sikh ethnoreligious group that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE. The Sikh scriptures are written in the Gurumukhi script particular to Sikhs. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups and among the largest in the world, with about 25–30 million adherents.
Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar, Punjab, the holiest site of the Sikh religion
Tarn Taran Sahib – The World's Largest Sarovar (sacred pool)
A sketch made in 1844 by Emily Eden of the "Akalees or Immortals". Digitized by the Panjab Digital Library.
An Akali-Nihang Sikh Warrior at Harmandir Sahib, also called the Golden Temple