PARKASH PURAB

July 8, 2019

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) delegation invited PM Modi to attend a function to mark the 550th ‘Parkash Purab’ of Guru Nanak Dev on November 12 at Sultanpur Lodhi in Punjab.

About:

  • Names: Prakash Purab is also known as Guru Nanak Gurpurab, Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Jayanti.

  • Occasion: This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism and celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev.

  • Time: The Sikhs have been celebrating Guru Nanak's Gurpurab on the Full Moon Day (Pooranmashi or Purnima) of the Lunar Month Kartik which falls around November.

Source : The Hindu

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