Gurpurab

Glossary

A festival of the Sikh religion, which marks important events in the lives of the Sikh gurus, including birth anniversaries and martyrdoms. The most popular of these festivals celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and is celebrated in the Hindu calendar month of Karthik, corresponding to October and November. The term is a compound of two words — purab, meaning “festival” and guru, referring to the Sikh gurus.

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Gurpurab%newline%A festival of the Sikh religion, which marks important events in the lives of the Sikh gurus, including birth anniversaries and martyrdoms. The most popular of these festivals celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and is celebrated in the Hindu calendar month of Karthik, corresponding to October and November. The term is a compound of two words — purab, meaning "festival" and guru, referring to the Sikh gurus.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Gurpurab”. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/gurpurab/
MLA	“Gurpurab.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/gurpurab/. Accessed 17, November, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Gurpurab. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/gurpurab/. (Accessed: 17, November, 2024)