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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Today on Tuesday (November 4), a group of Sikh pilgrims left for Pakistan from the SGPC office amidst cheers to celebrate the Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Nankana Sahib. Let us tell you that this group will go to Pakistan via Attari Wagah Border.

Under the leadership of the Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib, this group will celebrate the Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev Ji tomorrow (5 November) at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan. A group of Sikh devotees will return to India on November 13 after visiting the Gurudwaras of Pakistan.

What did Akal Takht Sahib’s Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh say?
Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gadgaj, who was leading the group, while congratulating everyone on the Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, said that every Sikh prays every day to visit the long-lost Gurudwara Sahib, so today that prayer of the devotees going is going to be fulfilled. He further said that such groups should continue to go and the Government of Pakistan should open Kartarpur Sahib again for Sangat darshan.

The group is being led by SGPC member Bibi Gurinder Kaur, while Sardar Gurmeet Singh Boohe is accompanying the group as its deputy leader. Along with this group, Akal Takht Sahib’s Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gadgaj is also going, who will lead the Sangat.

Special function organized in SGPC office
The devotees accompanying the group say that they are fortunate that they are going to visit Gurdwara Sahib in Pakistan. They do not have words to explain that they are going to celebrate Prakash Parv at the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Before the departure of the contingent, a special function was organized at the SGPC office, where the leaders leading the contingent were honoured. The Sangats said that they are extremely excited because they are going to visit the historical Gurudwaras of Pakistan for the first time.

Input (Gagandeep Singh)

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