Guru Nanak Jayanti: Here is why the festival celebrated by Sikhs

Guru Nanak Jayanti is one of most sacred festivals of Sikh community and is observed by a huge number of devotees from all over globe. This auspicious day will be celebrated on vember 12, 2019. Sikhs visit ir holy place, called a Gurudwara, during festival and also enjoy special langar at Gurudwaras. Here is why festival is celebrated.

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Why is Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrated?

Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab, also kwn as Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti, is celebrated as birthday of first Sikh guru or leer, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in present Shekhupura District of Pakistan. It is said that first leer of community was born on full moon day of Kartik month according to Indian lunar calendar.

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On this day, whole Sikh community gars at Gurudwaras to sing hymns. festival starts 48 hours before full moon day. Gurus start with 48 hours of nstop reing of Guru Granth Sahib. On day before birthday, a procession referred to as Nagarkirtan is organised. In this procession, Panj Pyaras (Five Beloved Ones) carry flag Nishan Sahib (Sikh flag) and Palki ( Palanquin on which Guru Granth Sahib is carried around) in locality. This is followed by singers singing hymns and devotees singing chorus. re is music and ‘Gatka’ teams display swordsmanship through various martial arts and mock battles using tritional weapons.

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day of celebration starts early in morning at 4/5 am in morning when devotees start singing of Asaa-Ki-Vaar (morning hymns). This is n followed by ‘Katha’ where different stories are told to devotees by Sikh gurus. It is followed by langar, a community lunch at Gurudawars me by volunteers. whole day, Guru Nanak Dev Ji is praised through different forms of hymns at different times and all devotees are seen celebrating festival till 2 am.

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