Guru Nanak Gurpurab or Guru Nanak Jayanti marks the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. It is considered as the most sacred day in Sikhism and will be celebrated across India and the world on November 23, Saturday. The date of the festival varies from year to year, according to the Indian lunar calendar. In India, Guru Nanak Jayanti is marked as a Gazetted holiday. Here’s how the festival is celebrated in India. On the day of the festival, celebrations begin as early as 3 am, during Amrit Vela, a period between 3 am and 6 am, considered apt for daily meditation and recitation of hymns. A special community lunch, called the langar, is also organized at the gurdwaras. Two days prior to the festival, Akhand Path – a 48-hour non-stop reading of the holy book of the Sikhs, Guru Granth Sahib is held in the Gurdwaras.

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