Nanakshahi Calendar Samvat 555

Nanakshahi Calendar 2023 - 2024

The Vaisakh month holds great significance in Sikhism as it marks the birth of the Khalsa, the Sikh brotherhood. In the Nanakshahi calendar, the Vaisakh month typically begins around April 13th and ends around May 14th. The exact dates may vary slightly each year due to the differences between the solar Gregorian calendar and the lunar-based Nanakshahi calendar. During the Vaisakh month, Sikhs celebrate the festival of Vaisakhi, which commemorates the establishment of the Khalsa in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. Vaisakhi is a time of joyous celebrations, prayers, processions, and communal meals known as langar.