Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Gurpurab, is the most important festival for the followers of the religion of Sikhism. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev. One of the most celebrated and important Sikh gurus and the founder of Sikhism, the festival is celebrated on the day of Kartik Poornima, which is the fifteenth lunar day in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu calendar, and usually falls in the month of November by the Gregorian calendar.

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024: This year will mark the 555th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak and will be observed on Friday, November 1st.