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Sikh Calendar 2021 RU GR RU GR U A U A G N N T G I H T I R H Centre of S R S Centre of S A S DIVINE Y A DIVINE knowledge H Y M I H SIKH CALENDAR 2021 E knowledge B M I D J E B I A A C D J I A A C 28th 26th 20th 14th MAGH 14th JETH 16th ASU January th May nd September th 13 11 07 07 1ST PERKASH SRI AAD GRANTH SAHIB JI TH 04 BARSI SANT HARNAM SINGH RAMPUR KHEREWALE 01 PERKASH 400 PERKASH OF SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR SAHIB JI (SRI HARMANDIR SAHIB JI) 06 SHAHEEDI BHAI SATWANT SINGH & BHAI KEHAR SINGH 03 PERKASH SRI GURU ARJAN DEV JI 08 GURUSHIP SRI GURU ARJAN DEV JI 14 FESTIVAL MAGHI MELA MUKATSAR 03 SHAHEEDI 40 MUKTE IN MUKATSAR 09 JOTI JOYT SRI GURU RAM DAS JI (IN THE REMEMBERENCE OF 40 MUKTE) 12 PERKASH SRI GURU ANGAD DEV JI 11 JOTI JOYT BHAI GURDAAS JI 18 BIRTH PYARE BHAI HIMMAT SINGH JI 17 HISTORICAL CHOTTA GHALLUGHARA 13 HISTORICAL MARRIAGE OF SRI GURU NANAK DEV JI 20 PERKASA SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH JI 24 BARSI SANT SOHAN SINGH JI MELAKA 18 GURUSHIP SRI GURU RAM DAS JI 27 BIRTH BABA DEEP SINGH JI SHAHEED 25 PERKASH SRI GURU AMAR DAS JI 20 JOTI JOYT SRI GURU AMAR DAS JI 25 BARSI SANT NIRANJAN SINGH JI PATIALA 26 GURUSHIP SRI GURU ANGAD DEV JI 27th 24th 20th 12th PHAGUN 15th HARH 17th KATAK February 11rd June 10th October 06th 01 BARSI SANT ATTAR SINGH JI MASTUANA 01-06 SHAHEEDI OPERATION BLUESTAR 01 JOTI JOYT SRI GURU NANAK DEV JI 08 BIRTH BABA ANI RAI JI 02 GURUSHIP SRI GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB JI 09 SHAHEEDI BHAI SUKHDEV SINGH SUKHA & 09 HISTORICAL WADDA GHALLUGHARA 02 BIRTH SANT JARNAIL SINGH KHALSA BHINDRAWALE BHAI HARJINDER SINGH JINDA 11 BIRTH SAHIBZADA BABA AJIT SINGH JI 04 BIRTH PYARE BHAI MOHKAM SINGH JI 22 PERKASH SRI GURU RAM DAS JI 12 BIRTH SANT GURBACHAN SINGH JI KHALSA 14 JOTI JOYT SRI GURU ARJAN DEV JI 23 BIRTH BABA BUDHA JI BHINDRAWALE 18 BIRTH PYARE BHAI SAHIB SINGH JI 23 BIRTH PYARE BHAI DHARAM SINGH JI 21 HISTORICAL SHAHEEDI SAKA NANKANA SAHIB 24 BIRTH BHAGAT KABIR JI 30 JOTI JOYT SRI GURU HAR RAI SAHIB JI 21 HISTORICAL SHAHEEDI SAKA SRI GANGSAR JAITO 25 PERKASH SRI GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB JI 30 GURUSHIP SRI GURU HARKRISHAN SAHIB JI 25 PERKASH SRI GURU HAR RAI SAHIB JI 25 SHAHEEDI BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR 30 HISTORICAL SAKA PANJA SAHIB 27 BIRTH BHAGAT RAVI DAS JI 28 BARSI SANT GURBACHAN SINGH JI KHALSA BHINDRAWALE 31 SHAHEEDI BHAI BEANT SINGH JI 29 BARSI MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH JI 28th 24th 19th 14th CHET 16th SAVAN 16th MEGHAR March 13th July 09-10th November 04th 14 FESTIVAL NEW YEAR (Bikarmi Year 2078) 02 HISTORICAL SIRJANA DIWAS (Initiation Day) 15 HISTORICAL DELHI FATEH DIVAS OF SRI AKAAL TAKHT SAHIB 03 BIRTH MATA SAHIB KAUR JI (MOTHER OF KHALSA) 23 SHAHEEDI BHAGAT SINGH 15 SHAHEEDI BHAI MANI SINGH JI 04 HISTORICAL BANDHI CHHOR DIVAS / DIWALI 23 SHAHEEDI BHAGAT SINGH 16 SHAHEEDI BHAI TARU SINGH JI 06 GURUSHIP SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI 25 BIRTH SAHIBZADA BABA FATEH SINGH 19 HISTORICAL MIRI PIRI DIVAS 09 JOTI JOYT SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH JI 25 SHAHEEDI BHAI SUBHEG SINGH & 31 SHAHEEDI BHAI UDHAM SINGH 14 BIRTH BHAGAT NAMDEV JI BHAI SHAHBAZ SINGH (JALLIANWALE BAGH) 15 SHAHEEDI BABA DEEP SINGH JI 29 HISTORICAL HOLLA MAHALLA 19 PERKASH SRI GURU NANAK DEV JI 19 BIRTH BABA GURDITTA JI 27th 22nd 19th 13th VAISAKH 16th BHADON 15th POH April th th August th December th 11 & 12 08 04 06 BIRTH SAHIBZADA BABA JUJHAR SINGH JI 02 PERKASH SRI GURU HARKRISHAN SAHIB JI 06 BIRTH SAHIBZADE BABA JORAWAR SINGH JI 09 GURUSHIP SRI GURU HAR RAI SAHIB JI 16 BARSI SANT KARTAR SINGH JI BHINDRAWALE 06 GURUSHIP SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH JI 13 GURUSHIP SRI GURU AMAR DAS JI 26 BIRTH PYARE BHAI DAYA SINGH JI 08 JOTI JOYT SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR SAHIB JI 13 SHAHEEDI 13 SINGH OF AMRITSAR 28 BARSI BABA NAND SINGH JI KELERANWALE 22 BIRTH SAHIBZADA BABA ATAL RAI JI 13 HISTORICAL VESAKHI - PERKASH OF KHALSA 29 HISTORICAL SAMPURANTA DIVAS (DAMDAMA SAHIB) 22 HISTORICAL SAKA CHAMKAUR SAHIB JI 14 SHAHEEDI BHAI SURINDER SINGH SODHI OF SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI 22 SHAHEEDI SAHIBZADA BABA AJIT SINGH JI 16 JOTI JOYT SRI GURU ANGAD DEV JI 22 SHAHEEDI SAHIBZADA BABA JUJHAR SINGH JI 17 JOTI JOYT SRI GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB JI 24 BARSI BABA THAKUR SINGH JI KHALSA 20 BIRTH BHAGAT DHANA JI BHINDRAWALE 22 JOTI JOYT BABA GURDITTA JI 25 BIRTH SANT NIRANJAN SINGH JI 24 BIRTH SHAHEED BHAI MANI SINGH JI 27 SHAHEEDI SAHIBZADA BABA JORAWAR SINGH JI 26 GURUSHIP SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR SAHIB JI 27 SHAHEEDI SAHIBZADA BABA FATEH SINGH JI 26 JOTI JOYT SRI GURU HAR KRISHAN SAHIB JI Puranmasi (Full Moon) BIKARMI SAMMAT : 2077 - 2078 SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI Massia (New Moon) NANAKSHAHI SAMMAT : 552 - 553 Sangrand - New Month KHALSA SAMMAT : 322 - 323 ACADEMY Please scan this QR code to add this Website: www.sggsacademy.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/sggsacademy Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/sggs-academy calendar to your mobile device Youtube: SGGS Academy .
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