| 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. |
