Guru Nanak Jayanti 2025 Date: History, Significance And Rituals Of This Holy Festival

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2025 Date: We are just a day away from celebrating the holy festival of Guru Nanak Jayanti. This festival is celebrated all over the world by the Sikh and Hindu communities. 

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2025 Date

This year, devotees all around the world will be celebrating the holy festival of Guru Nanak Jayanti on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Devotees are extremely excited for this celebration and are busy prepping for the joyous occasion. 

Guru Nanak Jayanti History 

The founder of Sikhism was Guru Nanak Ji and he went on to become the first Sikh Guru. Born during the 15th century, in 1469, he lived in a time of great inequality and injustice. His birth place falls in the village of Rai Bhoi Ki Talwandi, now known as Nankana Sahib, in modern-day Pakistan. As Guru Nanank Ji grew up, he had a profound spiritual experience after disappearing in the River Bein for three days. Upon emerging, he declared: "There is no Hindu, there is no Musalman,". His message was clear, it tells us how all humanity is one before a single, universal God (Ek Onkar). Thus emerged the concept of ‘Ek Onkar’.

Guru Nanak Jayanti Significance

We celebrate the festival of Guru Nanak Jayanti to not only honour Guru Nanak ji, but to also remember the 

Guru Nanak Jayanti Rituals 

On this special day, follow these auspicious Guru Nanak Jayanti rituals to honour and seek blessings from the Guru Nanak Ji. 

1. For celebrating Guru Purab, devotees visit their nearby Gurudwaras. On this day, Gurdwaras all across the world are illuminated with lights and decorated beautifully to welcome the sacred festival. 

2. You should also perform seva in the Gururdwara on this day. 

3. The celebrations begin with the Akhand Path, which is a continuous 48-hour recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib. 

4. Devotees even take part in Nagar Kirtan processions. In this, the holy scripture is carried with reverence through the streets, accompanied by devotees singing hymns.

5. You should also engage in Kirtan, Ardas, and Kar Sewa as acts of expressing your gratitude and devotion towards Guru Nanak Ji.

Guru Nanak Jayanti Quotes

To spread the spirit of this holy festival with your loved ones, share these Guru Nanak Jayanti quotes!

• "There is but One God. His name is Truth, He is the Creator."

• "Truth is high, but higher still is truthful living."

• "Even kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God."

• "He who regards all men as equals is truly religious."

• "Conquer your mind, and you will conquer the world."

• "Without a Guru, none can cross over to the other shore; let no man in the world live in delusion."

• "Burn worldly love, rub the ashes and make ink of it, make the heart the pen, the intellect the writer, write that which has no end or limit."

• "Those who have loved are those that have found God."

• "Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you."

• "Speak only that which will bring you honour."

Get ready to celebrate the holy festival of Guru Naank Jayanti on November 5, 2025. Spread the festive cheer of this auspicious day with your friends and family.