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Sikh Gurpurab Calendar 2040
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.
Tap any festival or vrat to read why it is celebrated, the story behind it and how to celebrate. You can also listen to the stories.
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March 2040
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22ThuJoti Jot Divas — Guru Angad Dev Jiज्योति-जोत दिवस — गुरु अंगद देव जीThe second Sikh Guru, who shaped the Gurmukhi script and spread the langar. Story →
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23FriJoti Jot Divas — Guru Hargobind Sahib Jiज्योति-जोत दिवस — गुरु हरगोबिंद साहिब जीThe sixth Sikh Guru, who wore two swords — miri and piri — and built the Akal Takht. Story →
April 2040
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1SunJoti Jot Divas — Guru Har Krishan Sahib Jiज्योति-जोत दिवस — गुरु हरकृष्ण साहिब जीThe eighth Sikh Guru, the Bal Guru, who served the sick of Delhi during a smallpox epidemic. Story →
September 2040
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9SunJoti Jot Divas — Guru Ram Das Jiज्योति-जोत दिवस — गुरु रामदास जीThe fourth Sikh Guru, who founded the city of Amritsar and wrote the Laavan, the Sikh wedding hymns. Story →
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25TueJoti Jot Divas — Guru Amar Das Jiज्योति-जोत दिवस — गुरु अमरदास जीThe third Sikh Guru, who made “first the langar, then the sangat” the rule and spoke against sati and purdah. Story →
October 2040
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4ThuJoti Jot Divas — Guru Nanak Dev Jiज्योति-जोत दिवस — गुरु नानक देव जीThe first Sikh Guru, who taught one God, honest work, sharing and the equality of all. Story →
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29MonJoti Jot Divas — Guru Har Rai Sahib Jiज्योति-जोत दिवस — गुरु हरराय साहिब जीThe seventh Sikh Guru, known for his gentleness, his love of nature and his free herbal dispensary. Story →
November 2040
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14WedJoti Jot Divas — Guru Gobind Singh Jiज्योति-जोत 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).