Question 1 - Prakash 2012:
When is Guru Angad Dev Ji's Prakash 2012 Nanakshahi 543 / 544?
Guru Angad Dev Ji's birthday is known to Sikhs as prakash, or the dawning of spiritual illumination.
Guru Angad Dev is known best for the development of the Gurmukhi script and for introducing the tradition of langar or sacred food service.
Guru Angad Dev Ji's birthday, or prakash, celebration is known as gurpurab, a commemorative event, and is observed with a Sikh worship service which includes kirtan, the singing of divine hymns and, of course, langar.What is the date of Guru Angad Dev Ji's birthday prakash 2012?
Answer 1 - Prakash 2012:
In year 544 of the *Nanakshahi Sikhism calendar, Guru Angad Dev's birthday prakash gurpurab is calculated to be observed on **April 18, 2012.
Question 2 - Guru Gadee Divas 2012:
When is Guru Angad Dev Ji's Guru Gadee Divas 2012 Nanakshahi 543 / 544?
In Sikhism, the inaugural commemoration of the guru is known as guru gadee divas, meaning the "day of divine enthronement" and refers to the guru being infused by Nanak jot the singular spiritual illumination and radiance of the divine enlightener. The light of Nanak passed from each Sikh guru to his successor.
An inagural gurpurab is customarily observed with a worship service and singing of hymns.
What is the date of Guru Guru Angad Dev Ji's inauguration gurpurab commemoration 2012 Nanakshahi 543 / 544?
Answer 2 - Guru Gadee Divas 2012:
Guru Angad Dev Ji's inauguration ceremony took place at Kartarpur (of modern day Pakistan), in the month of Har on the 13th day of year 1596 SV of the Hindu calendar, corresponding to June 13, 1539 of the Julian Calendar, and September 18, 1539 A.D
First Guru Nanak Dev ordered a coconut and a small offering of copper coins to be presented to his disciple Lehna and named him Second Guru Angad Dev, meaning a limb of the original. Guru Nanak requested his own sons and all Sikhs to accept Angad Dev as their guru and instructed Bhai Buddha to placed the mark of investiture on Guru Angad Dev Ji's forehead. Guru Nanak mingled his own spiritual radiance with Guru Angad who then took on the service as the Sikhs spiritual enlightener.
In Nanakshahi year 544, Guru Angad Dev Ji's inauguration gurpurab is commemorated on September 18, 2012.
Question 3 - Joti Jot 2012:
When is Guru Angad Dev Ji's Joti Jot 2012 Nanakshahi 543 / 544?
Guru Angad Dev death is known to Sikhs as joti jot, or "light merging into light".When did Guru Angad Dev Ji's death occur and how is it commemorated in Sikhism? What is the date of Guru Guru Angad Dev Ji's joti jot gurpurab commemoration in 2012 Nanakshahi 543 / 544?
Answer 3 - Joti Jot 2012:
Guru Angad Dev departed his earthly body at Kahdur in the month of Chet, on the 4th day of waxing moon, year 1609 SV of the Hindu calendar, or Julian calendar year March 29, 1552 which corresponds to April 16, A.D. of the Gregorian and Nanakshahi calendars.
A joti jot gurpurab is customarily observed with a worship service which includes kirtan.
.According to the Nanakshahi calendar year 544 Guru Angad Dev Ji's death is commemorated on April 16, 2012.
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The 2012 (Nanakshahi Year 543 / 544) Sikhism gurpurab holiday calendar is based on Nanakshahi Calendar conversions and marked with commemorative dates from Sikh History. The free Sikhism events calendar 2012 features Gurbani quotes and exquisite photographs of the Golden Temple.
2012 Sikhism Holidays and Ten Gurus Gurpurab Dates For Nanakshahi Year 544
Gurpurab dates commemorate important events in the lives the ten gurus. Gurpurab dates may be observed as a festive or solemn occasion as historic events warrant. Many gurpurab dates are fixed, however some which correspond to festivals tied to the Indian astrological calendar and are observed on different dates each year.
Other important Sikh holidays correspond to a revolving calendar and change every year including:
- Hola Mohalla
- Nanakshahi New Year
- Vaisakhi Day
- Annual NYC Sikh Day Parade Manhattan
- Guru Gadee Guru Granth Sahib
- Yuba City Annual Sikh Parade
*Ongoing controversial amendments of the Nanakshahi calendar correlate with the ever fluctuating Indian calendar based on astrological predictions and lunar influences. Dating for 2012 Nanakshahi year 544 corresponds with the modern day Gregorian calendar in use in America and other Western countries.
**As of this writing Nanakshahi 544 calenders have not yet been released. Ongoing controversies may affect the dating of 2012 gurpurab celebrations. Check back after Nanakshahi New Year, March 14, 2012 for updates.
