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Guru Nanak Jayanti 2025 LIVE: Guru Nanak Dev Ji founded Sikhism in the 15th century. Every year the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji is celebrated on the full moon day of Kartik month. This festival is a symbol of equality, unity, love and service for the people of Sikh religion, which is also called ‘Guruparva’ or ‘Prakash Parva’. Guru Nanak Ji’s birth anniversary is celebrated with great pomp all over the world.
This festival is one of the most sacred festivals of Sikhism, which provides an opportunity to connect with him and absorb his teachings. Prakash Parva is celebrated with great pomp on the full moon day of Kartik month, which can usually be in the month of October or November. This special day is completely dedicated to Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
When is Guru Nanak Jayanti? (Guru Nanak Jayanti 2025)
According to the Hindu calendar, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji is celebrated every year on the full moon date of Kartik month falling between October or November. This year, the full moon date of Kartik month is falling on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, which will start at 10:36 pm on November 4 and end the next day on November 5 at 6:48 pm.
In such a situation, this year the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak ji will be celebrated on 5 November 2025. This 556th anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev will be celebrated.
According to religious beliefs, Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born on Kartik Purnima in the year 1469. From then till today, Prakash Parv is celebrated every year on the full moon day of Kartik month.
At the same time, some people also believe that Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born in the month of April, but the Sikh organization celebrates it in the month of Kattak (Kartik). This day is seen as a symbol of spreading the light of Guru’s knowledge, hence it is also called ‘Prakash Parv’.
How is Prakash Parv celebrated?
- Akhand Path Sahib is recited on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. This lesson starts two days before the festival and ends on the day of Prakash Parv.
- On this day, people of Sikh community also organize Shabad-Kirtan.
- Along with sermons, kirtan, langar is also organized grandly in all the Gurudwaras.
- This festival is also a symbol of service and charity. Therefore, people of the Sikh community especially serve and donate on this day.
- On the day of Prakash Parv, people light lamps in their homes and Gurudwaras are decorated in a grand manner.
Religious importance of Guru Parva
Guru Nanak Sahib’s birth anniversary is a symbol of equality, love and service in Sikhism. On this day, Akhand Paath is enjoyed by singing Sangat Kirtan. Importance of Guru Parv of Guru Nanak Dev Ji: It is a day to assimilate the teachings related to Sikhism and the thoughts of the first Guru.
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