Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024: Date, Time, History, Rituals and Significance of Guru Purab

Guru Nanak Jayanti is one of the most significant day. This day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Devotees and followers of Guru Nanak Ji celebrate this day with great pomp and show and they offer prayers to the Guru. The day is also celebrated as Guru Purab and Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav. This year, devotees will be 555th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. People are celebrating Guru Nanak Jayanti on Kartik Purnima i.e., on November 15, 2024.

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024: Date and Time

Purnima Tithi Begins - November 15, 2024 - 06:19 AM
Purnima Tithi Ends - November 16, 2024 - 02:58 AM

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024: Significance

Guru Nanak Jayanti holds an immense religious and spiritual significance and the day is purely dedicated honor the first of Guru of Sikhs. This day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Ji and devotees offer prayers to the Guru with utmost devotion and deep faith. The day is celebrated with great pomp and show across the country and even outside the country where Hindu and Sikh community people resides.

This day is mainly celebrated by Sikh community people but this is not particularly connected only with the Sikhs according to scriptures as Guru Nanak Dev Ji was a spiritual leader in 15th century so all the Hindu community admire his teachings and learn so many lessons from him and his stories. He is known for his contribution towards society and was always against discrimination. He never believed in caste and religion but taught the lesson of being ONE or united.
Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024: Life and History

Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born on April 15, 1469 in the village of Talwandi (present-day Nankana Sahib, Pakistan). His father name was Mehta Kalu, was a Hindu Khatri and Mata Tripta was his mother. Guru Nanak was raised in a simple household but showed a deep spiritual inclination from a young age. From his young age, he got into spirituality and often used to question about discrimination, inequality, some unethical rituals and practices. At the age of 30 he transformed and started enlightening the people with the fact that no one is Muslim, no one is Hindu and Christian, they all are same and humanity is above everything.

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