Important Dates
AMAVASIA 2008 PURANMASIA
GURPURBS & IMPORTANT EVENTS - 2008
Saturday 5 January
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Nanakshahi calendar)
Thursday 31 January
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi calendar)
Saturday 22 March
Hola Mohalla (Lunar Calendar)
Sunday 13 April
Vaisakhi
The Sikh New Year Festival & installation of khalsa panth
Monday 14 April
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Nanakshahi calendar)
Hola Mohalla (Nanakshahi Calendar)
Friday 18 April
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)
Friday 2 May
Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Friday 23 May
Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar)
Monday 16 June
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Saturday 5 July
Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar)
Wednesday 23 July
Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Nanakshahi calendar)
Sunday 28th september
300 year Gurgaddi divas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
@ Prestwold Hall Loughbrough
Thursday 9 October
Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar)
Tuesday 28 October
Diwali
Thursday 13 November
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Lunar Calendar)
Monday 24 November
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)
27th - 28th - 29th November 2008
Gurdwara Nanaksar Ludhaina India Samagam
| 8th JANUARY | 22ND JANUARY |
| 7TH FEBUARY | 21ST FEBUARY |
| 7TH MARCH | 21ST MARCH |
| 6TH APRIL | 20TH APRIL |
| 5TH MAY | 20TH MAY |
| 3RD JUNE | 18TH JUNE |
| 3RD JULY | 18TH JULY |
| 1ST AUGUST | 16TH AUGUST |
| 30TH AUGUST | |
| 29TH SEPTEMBER | 15TH SEPTEMBER |
| 28TH OCTOBER | 14TH OCTOBER |
| 27TH NOVEMBER | 13TH NOVEMBER |
| 27TH DECEMBER | 12TH DECEMBER |
The gurpurbs and events are shown in Nanakshahi & lunar calendar. now that the sikh society is slowly moving towards its own ( nanakshahi ) calendar , it is hoped that these dates will become fixed.
Nanakshahi calendar is based from the Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in year 1469 ( western world ).
Amavasia is the new moon and puranmasia the full moon as with most other religions the the indian calendar was based on the movements of the solar system
Sangrand ( new month )
This is the time when the sun passes from one sign of the zodiac to the next, it is the start of the new month in the Indian calendar.
The name Sangrand originates from sanskrit word - Sankranti - meaning
" To go from one place to another " ( change direction ) - it also means -
" one meet another ".
Sangrand falls between 12th - 16th of each particular calendar month (western calendar )
Months in nanakshahi calendar-
Magh 13th january - Phagun 12th febuary -Chet 14th March ( new year ) - Vaisakh 14th April - Jeth 15th May - Harh 15th june
Sawan 16th july - Bhadon 16th August - Asu 15th September - Katik 15th October - Maghar 14th November - Poh 14th December
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