Sawan
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Sawaan or Shraavanais a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Shraavan is the fifth month of the year, beginning on 23 July and ending on 22 August. see Shraavana for further details.
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Sawan is a fifth month in the Nanakshahi calendar, which govern the activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with July - August of the Western/Georgian/Julian Calendar and is 31 days long.
Important Events during this month:
July :
16 = 1 Sawan
23 Birth Guru Har Krishan Ji / 8 Saawan
August :
16 = 1 Bhadon
SGGS: This Month
This is what the Guru Granth Sahib says about this month:
Links
- [www.dsl.pipex.com]
- [www.sikhitothemax.com SGGS Page 133]
- [www.srigranth.org SGGS Page 133]
- [www.sikhcoalition.org]
These are the Twelve Months of the Nanakshahi calendar |
| 1 Chet | 2 Vaisakh | 3 Jeth | 4 Harh | 5 Sawan | 6 Bhadon | 7 Assu | 8 Katak | 9 Maghar | 10 Poh | 11 Magh | 12 Phagun |
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