Tuesday, June 28, 2011

SIKH CALENDAR




"The Palace of the Lord God is so beautiful. Within it, there are gems, rubies, pearls and flawless diamonds. A fortress of gold surrounds this Source of Nectar. How can I climb up to the Fortress without a ladder? By meditating on the Lord, through the Guru,
I am blessed and exalted. The Guru is the Ladder, the Guru is the Boat, and the Guru is the Raft to take me to the Lord's Name. The Guru is the Boat to carry me across the world-ocean; the Guru is the Sacred Shrine of Pilgrimage, the Guru is the Holy River. If it pleases Him, I bathe in the Pool of Truth, and become radiant and pure." (Guru Nanak, Sri Rag, pg. 17)

The word 'Guru' in Sanskrit means teacher, honoured person, religious person or saint. Sikhism though has a very specific definition of the word 'Guru'. It means the descent of divine guidance to mankind provided through ten Enlightened Masters. This honour of being called a Sikh Guru applies only to the ten Gurus who founded the religion starting with Guru Nanak in 1469 and ending with Guru Gobind Singh in 1708; thereafter it refers to the Sikh Holy Scriptures the Guru Granth Sahib. The divine spirit was passed from one Guru to the next as "The light of a lamp which lights another does not abate. Similarly a spiritual leader and his disciple become equal, Nanak says the truth."






GURPURAB DATES FROM 1999 ONWARD
Guru Sahib
Birthday DateGurgaddi DateJyoti Jot Date
DesiNew
Desi
New
Desi
New
1. Guru Nanak Ji20 Katak21 Nov.From Birth Prakash-8 Asu22 Sept.
2. Guru Angad Ji5 Vaisakh18 April4 Asu18 Sept.3 Vaisakh16 April
3. Guru Amar Das Ji9 Jeth23 May3 Vaisakh16 April2 Asu16 Sept.
4. Guru Ram Das Ji25 Asu9 Oct.2 Asu16 Sept.2 Asu16 Sept.
5. Guru Arjun Dev Ji19 Vaisakh2 May2 Asu16 Sept.2 Harh16 June
6. Guru Hargobind Ji21 Harh5 July28 Jeth11 June6 Chet19 March
7. Guru Har Rai Ji19 Magh31 Jan.1 Chet14 March6 Katik20 Oct.
8. Guru Har Krishan Ji8 Sawan23 July6 Katik20 Oct.3 Vaisakh16 April
9. Guru Teg Bahadar Ji5 Vaisakh18 April3 Vaisakh16 April11 Maghar24 Nov.
10. Guru Gobind Singh Ji23 Poh5 Jan.11 Maghar24 Nov.7 Katik21 Oct.



SegmentsDesi Date New Date
1.  Completion of Granth Sahib Ji15 Bhadon30 Aug.
2. First Prakash Granth Sahib Ji17 Bhadon1 Sept.
3. Guru Gaddi Guru Granth Sahib Ji6 Katik20 Oct.
4. Creatio of Khalsa1 Vaisakh14 April
5. Hola Mohalla2 Chet15 March
6. New Year Day1 Chet14 March


START OF SIKH CALENDAR MONTHS
Month
Start Date
Days in Month
Chet
14 March
31
Vaisakh14 April31
Jeth15 May31
Harh15 June31
Sawan16 July31
Bhadon16 Aug.30
Asu15 Sept.30
Katik15 Oct.30
Maghar14 Nov.30
Poh14 Dec.30
Magh13 Jan.30
Phagun12 Feb. 30