Guru Nanak Jayanti 2018: All You Need to Know

Gurpurab, which marks the birth anniversary of ‘Guru Nanak Dev’, will be celebrated on 23 November this year.

Gurpurab or Guru Parv in Sikh religion, which marks the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru ‘Guru Nanak Dev’, will be celebrated on Friday, 23 November this year.

According to mythological beliefs, the gurus who succeeded Guru Nanak celebrated his birthday.

The term gurpurab, which first appeared in the time of the gurus, is a compound of the word guru (an incarnation of god) and the word purab (or parva in Sanskrit), meaning a festival or celebration.