Nanakshahi calendar

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The Nanakshahi (Punjabi: , nānakaśāhī) calendar is a solar calendar that was adopted by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee to determine the dates for important Sikh events. It was designed by Pal Singh Purewal to replace the Hindu calendar and has been in use since 1998. The epoch of this calendar is the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Nanak Dev in 1469. Hola Mohalla (New Year's Day) falls annually on March 14 in the Gregorian western calendar.

Hola Mohalla, Bandi Chhor Divas (Diwali) and Guru Nanak's birthday continue to be celebrated on dates based on the Hindu calendar. All other Sikh religious days are observed in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.

The calendar is highly controversial and is not universally supported by the Sikh community. However, many people in the Sikh community believe that the calendar is important as it re-affirms the Sikh faith's independence from the Hindu and Muslim faiths.

The months in the Nanakshahi calendar are:

No.	Name	Punjabi	Days	Julian Months
1	Chet	ਚੇਤ	31	March - April
2	Vaisakh	ਵੈਸਾਖ	31	April - May
3	Jeth	ਜੇਠ	31	May - June
4	Harh	ਹਾੜ	31	June - July
5	Sawan	ਸਾਵਣ	31	July - August
6	Bhadon	ਭਾਦੋਂ	30	August - September
7	Assu	ਅੱਸੂ	30	September - October
8	Katak	ਕੱਤਕ	30	October - November
9	Maghar	ਮੱਘਰ	30	November - December
10	Poh	ਪੋਹ	30	December - January
11	Magh	ਮਾਘ	30	January - February
12	Phagun	ਫੱਗਣ	30/31	February - March

See also

• Sikh calendar
• Indian national calendar
• Hindu calendar
• Bangla calendar

External links

• [All About Sikhs - The Sikh Calendar]
• [Nanakshahi Calendar at Sikh.net]
• [Nanakshahi Calendar at SGPC.net]
• [Nanakshahi Calendar] at BBC's website

 These are the Twelve Months of the Nanakshahi calendar  

 Topics in Sikhism   

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