The Nanakshahi calendar, or Sikh calendar, is a tropical solar calendar used in Sikhism. It is based on the "Barah Maha", a composition composed by the Sikh gurus reflecting the changes in nature conv
Punjabi calendar, with Vaisakhi marked for 11 April 1878, Mufid Alam Jantri, Lahore, c.1878
Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also known as Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Jayanti, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. One of the most celebrated and important Sikh gurus and the
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…events. Due to controversy surrounding the amended calendar, it was shortly retracted. The calendar was re-released in 2003 by the SGPC with three dates: Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Birth, Holla Mohalla, and Bandi Chhor Divas kept movable as per the old Bikrami system as a compromise. The calendar was implemented during the SGPC presidency…
Akal Takht illuminated on Guru Nanak's Birthday, in Harmandir Sahib complex, Amritsar.
Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, Pakistan, the birthplace of Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak Gurpurab 2010 at Pune, Maharashtra, India