Guru Nanak Jayanti,also known as Guru Nanak’s Prakash Utsav or Guru Nanak Gurpurab is the celebration of the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism. Guru Nanak (1469-1539 C.E.) was the founder of the religion of Sikhism and the first of the Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated […]
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Kartika Poornima or Kartika purnima or Tripuri Poornima or Tripurari Poornima 2016: This is a Hindu and Jain holy festival. This festival is celebrated on the Purnima (full moon) day or the fifteenth lunar day of Kartika generally falls in November or December month. It is sometimes called Deva-Diwali or Deva-Deepawali – the festival of lights of […]