23rd Nov 2018: Happy Gurupurab
About Post |
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| Title : |
| Happy Gurupurab |
| Objective : |
| 549th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak ji. |
| Colour Scheme : |
| Saffron; the colour of Saints dress and that is of rising sun as well. |
| Focus I : |
| Gurunanak ji focusing on lamp saying, "Ek noor se sab jag upjaya" means that entire world has only one source. |
| Focus II : |
| Rarest photo of Sh. Gurunanak ji, reportidely the real one. |
| Focus III : |
| The quote by Sh. Guru Nanak ji emphasising on the faith in oneself to attain the supreme. |
| Misc. : |
| In Background, the Golden Temple also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib ("abode of God") or Darbar Sahib "exalted holy court", is a Gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the holiest Gurdwara and the most important pilgrimage site of Sikhism. |
Significance |
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| Date : |
| 23rd November |
| Related to : |
| Gurpurab or Guru Nanak Jayanti is the celebration of the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, who laid the foundation of Sikhism. |
| Connect Date : |
| Kartik Purnima (Fullmoon) in 1469. |
| Connect Place : |
| Talwandi, a village about 65 kilometers west of Lahore, now in Pakistan. |
| Special : |
| He set up a unique spiritual, social, and political platform based on equality, fraternal love, goodness, and virtue. His words are enshrined as 974 poetic hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib. |
| More Info : |
| Guru Nanak ji came in contact with Mardana, a Muslim servant. Together they organised gatherings for Hindus and Muslims where they sang hymns to praise the creator. He said that a constant remembrance of God, called naamsimran, is the only way to liberation. |
