Guru Nanak Gurpurab
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Guru Nanak Gurpurab is a major Sikh festival commemorating the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, marked by prayers, processions, and devotional singing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Sikh festival
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religious holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guru Nanak Jayanti
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Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak NERFINISHED ⓘ Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Golden Temple
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Kartarpur Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ Nankana Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendar |
Nanakshahi calendar
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traditional lunar calendar ⓘ |
| centralScripture | Guru Granth Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
devotion to one God
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equality ⓘ service ⓘ teachings of Guru Nanak ⓘ |
| commemorates | birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji ⓘ |
| countryOfMajorObservance |
Canada
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalMusicForm | Shabad Kirtan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPractice |
Akhand Path
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illumination of gurdwaras ⓘ kirtan ⓘ langar ⓘ nagar kirtan processions ⓘ prayers in gurdwaras ⓘ recitation of Gurbani ⓘ seva ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
major Sikh community gathering
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public holiday in some Indian states ⓘ |
| honors | Guru Nanak Dev Ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
charity activities
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community meals ⓘ decorated processions with Panj Pyare ⓘ religious discourses ⓘ |
| languageOfDevotionalSinging | Gurmukhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Sikhs
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some Hindus ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
spiritual enlightenment
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spread of Guru Nanak's message ⓘ |
| typeOfEvent | birth anniversary celebration ⓘ |
| typicalDateInGregorianCalendar | November GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalDateInNanakshahiCalendar | 1 Katak GENERATED ⓘ |
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Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak