Guru Nanak Jayanti is observed annually on the full moon date of which month in the Hindu calendar?

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The correct answer is Kartik.

Key Points

The celebration of Gurpurab, also called Prakash Utsav, honors the birth of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru.
It is celebrated on the Full Moon Day (Pooranmashi or Purnima) of the Lunar Month of Kartik.
Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and one of the most well-known and significant Sikh gurus, is held in the highest regard by the Sikh people.
One of the holiest holidays in Sikhism is this one. The anniversaries of the ten Sikh Gurus serve as the focal point of Sikh celebrations.
- The Gurus were in charge of forming the Sikhs' beliefs. The Sikhs celebrate their birthdays, known as Gurpurab, with prayers and festivities.

Additional Information

Guru Nanak : The first Guru and founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, was born in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in the village of Talwandi in 1469. Located close to Lahore in modern-day Pakistan, the village is currently called Nankana Sahib.
- Mehta Kalu ji, the father of Guru Nanak Dev ji, worked as a local accountant. It was said about his mother, Mata Tripta ji, that she was a modest and deeply pious person.
- In his early twenties, Nanak moved to Sultanpur, an important town on the main road between Lahore and Delhi, where he worked as a clerk in the Lodi administration.
- When he was about thirty years old, he had an experience that he described as a revelation—a direct encounter with God that shaped the rest of his life.
- The stories Sikhs later told about Guru Nanak, called janam sakhis, recount his childhood inwardness along with his engagement with social issues.