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Sikh Gurpurab Calendar 2018
Every Gurpurab of the year — the Parkash, Gurgaddi, Joti Jot and Shaheedi days of the ten Gurus — with Vaisakhi, Hola Mohalla and Bandi Chhor Divas, and each Sangrand, Masya and Puranmashi, following the SGPC calendar, for New Delhi.
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January 2018
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23TueVyah Purab — Guru Gobind Singh Jiविवाह पुरब — गुरु गोबिंद सिंह जीThe tenth Sikh Guru, warrior and poet, who created the Khalsa and made the Guru Granth Sahib the eternal Guru. Story →
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31WedParkash Purab — Guru Har Rai Sahib Jiप्रकाश पुरब — गुरु हरराय साहिब जीThe seventh Sikh Guru, known for his gentleness, his love of nature and his free herbal dispensary. Story →
March 2018
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17SatGurgaddi Divas — Guru Har Rai Sahib Jiगुरगद्दी दिवस — गुरु हरराय साहिब जीThe seventh Sikh Guru, known for his gentleness, his love of nature and his free herbal dispensary. Story →
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19MonGurgaddi Divas — Guru Amar Das Jiगुरगद्दी दिवस — गुरु अमरदास जीThe third Sikh Guru, who made “first the langar, then the sangat” the rule and spoke against sati and purdah. Story →
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31SatGurgaddi Divas — Guru Tegh Bahadur Jiगुरगद्दी दिवस — गुरु तेग बहादुर जीThe ninth Sikh Guru, “Hind di Chadar”, who gave his life for the freedom of others to follow their own faith. Story →
April 2018
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7SatParkash Purab — Guru Tegh Bahadur Jiप्रकाश पुरब — गुरु तेग बहादुर जीThe ninth Sikh Guru, “Hind di Chadar”, who gave his life for the freedom of others to follow their own faith. Story →
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9MonParkash Purab — Guru Arjan Dev Jiप्रकाश पुरब — गुरु अर्जन देव जीThe fifth Sikh Guru, who built Harmandir Sahib, compiled the Adi Granth and became the first Sikh martyr. Story →
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18WedParkash Purab — Guru Angad Dev Jiप्रकाश पुरब — गुरु अंगद देव जीThe second Sikh Guru, who shaped the Gurmukhi script and spread the langar. Story →
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30MonParkash Purab — Guru Amar Das Jiप्रकाश पुरब — गुरु अमरदास जीThe third Sikh Guru, who made “first the langar, then the sangat” the rule and spoke against sati and purdah. Story →
May 2018
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10ThuGurgaddi Divas — Guru Hargobind Sahib Jiगुरगद्दी दिवस — गुरु हरगोबिंद साहिब जीThe sixth Sikh Guru, who wore two swords — miri and piri — and built the Akal Takht. Story →
June 2018
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30SatParkash Purab — Guru Hargobind Sahib Jiप्रकाश पुरब — गुरु हरगोबिंद साहिब जीThe sixth Sikh Guru, who wore two swords — miri and piri — and built the Akal Takht. Story →
August 2018
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7TueParkash Purab — Guru Har Krishan Sahib Jiप्रकाश पुरब — गुरु हरकृष्ण साहिब जीThe eighth Sikh Guru, the Bal Guru, who served the sick of Delhi during a smallpox epidemic. Story →
September 2018
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12WedFirst Parkash — Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jiपहला प्रकाश — श्री गुरु ग्रंथ साहिब जीThe eternal Guru of the Sikhs: its first installation in 1604 and its Gurta Gaddi in 1708. Story →
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13ThuGurgaddi Divas — Guru Arjan Dev Jiगुरगद्दी दिवस — गुरु अर्जन देव जीThe fifth Sikh Guru, who built Harmandir Sahib, compiled the Adi Granth and became the first Sikh martyr. Story →
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24MonGurgaddi Divas — Guru Ram Das Jiगुरगद्दी दिवस — गुरु रामदास जीThe fourth Sikh Guru, who founded the city of Amritsar and wrote the Laavan, the Sikh wedding hymns. Story →
October 2018
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1MonGurgaddi Divas — Guru Angad Dev Jiगुरगद्दी दिवस — गुरु अंगद देव जीThe second Sikh Guru, who shaped the Gurmukhi script and spread the langar. Story →
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27SatParkash Purab — Guru Ram Das Jiप्रकाश पुरब — गुरु रामदास जीThe fourth Sikh Guru, who founded the city of Amritsar and wrote the Laavan, the Sikh wedding hymns. Story →
November 2018
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2FriGurgaddi Divas — Guru Har Krishan Sahib Jiगुरगद्दी दिवस — गुरु हरकृष्ण साहिब जीThe eighth Sikh Guru, the Bal Guru, who served the sick of Delhi during a smallpox epidemic. Story →
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9FriGurta Gaddi — Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jiगुरता गद्दी — श्री गुरु ग्रंथ साहिब जीThe eternal Guru of the Sikhs: its first installation in 1604 and its Gurta Gaddi in 1708. Story →
December 2018
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12WedGurgaddi Divas — Guru Gobind Singh Jiगुरगद्दी दिवस — गुरु गोबिंद सिंह जीThe tenth Sikh Guru, warrior and poet, who created the Khalsa and made the Guru Granth Sahib the eternal Guru. Story →
How the dates are worked out
☬ Sikh. Most Gurpurabs are kept on a fixed day of a solar month, as in the calendar of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). A month begins on Sangrand — the day the Sun enters the next sidereal sign; when that happens before sunrise, the day before is counted. Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab (Kartik Purnima), Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Parkash (Poh Sudi 7), Bandi Chhor Divas (Diwali), Hola Mohalla and a few others follow the moon, so their dates move each year. The original Nanakshahi calendar of 2003, still followed by some gurdwaras abroad, fixes every Gurpurab to a Common Era date instead (for example Vaisakhi on 14 April, Guru Gobind Singh Ji on 5 January).