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Nanakshahi Calendar 2012 -A4.Pdf Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 January Poh / Magh 543 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 19 2 20 3 21 4 22 5 23 6 24 7 25 Birth Guru Gobind Singh 8 26 9 27 10 28 11 29 12 30 13 1 14 2 Lohri New month Magh 15 3 16 4 17 5 18 6 19 7 20 8 21 9 Birth Bhai Himmat Singh 22 10 23 11 24 12 25 13 26 14 27 15 28 16 Birth Baba Deep Singh 29 17 30 18 31 19 Birth Guru Har Rai Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 February Magh / Phagun 543 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 20 2 21 3 22 4 23 5 24 6 25 7 26 8 27 9 28 10 29 11 30 Birth Sahibzada Ajit Singh 12 1 13 2 14 3 15 4 16 5 17 6 18 7 New month Phagun 19 8 20 9 21 10 22 11 23 12 24 13 25 14 Saka Nankana Sahib 26 15 27 16 28 17 29 18 Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 March Phagun / Chet 543 / 544 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 19 2 20 3 21 4 22 5 23 6 24 7 25 8 26 9 27 10 28 Hola Mohalla (2012) 14 11 29 12 30 13 31 1 15 2 16 3 17 4 End of Nanakshahi year | New Year 544 & New month of Chet| 543 Gurgaddi Guru Har Rai 18 5 19 6 20 7 21 8 22 9 23 10 24 11 Jotijot Guru Hargobind 25 12 26 13 27 14 28 15 29 16 30 17 31 18 Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 April Chet / Vaisakh 544 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 19 2 20 3 21 4 22 5 23 6 24 7 25 8 26 9 27 10 28 11 29 12 30 13 31 14 1 Birth Sahibzada Jujhar Singh New month Vaisakh 15 2 16 3 17 4 18 5 19 6 20 7 21 8 Jotijot Guru Angad Dev & Guru Har Krishan | Birth Guru Angad Dev Gurgadi Guru Amar Das (1504) & Guru Tegh & Guru Tegh Bahadur Bahadur (1621) 22 9 23 10 24 11 25 12 26 13 27 14 28 15 29 16 30 17 Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 May Vaisakh / Jeth 544 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 18 2 19 3 20 4 21 5 22 Birth Guru Arjan Dev 6 23 7 24 8 25 9 26 10 27 11 28 12 29 13 30 14 31 15 1 16 2 17 3 18 4 19 5 New month of Jeth 20 6 21 7 22 8 23 9 24 10 25 11 26 12 Birth Guru Amar Das 27 13 28 14 29 15 30 16 31 17 Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 June Jeth / Harh 544 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 18 2 19 3 20 4 21 5 22 6 23 7 24 8 25 9 26 10 27 11 28 12 29 13 30 14 31 15 1 16 2 Gurgadi Guru Hargobind New month of Harh Martyrdom of Guru Arjan 17 3 18 4 19 5 20 6 21 7 22 8 23 9 24 10 25 11 26 12 27 13 28 14 29 15 30 16 Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 July Harh / Saawan 544 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 Foundation of Akal Takhat Birth Guru Hargobind 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 31 16 1 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 New month Saawan Miri-Piri Day 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 Birth Guru Har Krishan 29 14 30 15 31 16 Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 August Saawan / Bhadon 544 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 31 16 1 17 2 18 3 New month of Bhadon 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 31 16 Completion of Adi Granth Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 September Bhadon / Assu 544 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 17 Prakash Guru Granth Sahib 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 1 New month of Assu 16 2 17 3 18 4 19 5 20 6 21 7 22 8 Jotijot Guru Amar Das & Guru Ram Das; Gurgadi Guru Ram Das & Guru Arjan Gurgadi Guru Angad Jotijot Guru Nanak 23 9 24 10 25 11 26 12 27 13 28 14 29 15 30 16 Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 October Assu / Katik 544 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 Birth Guru Ram Das 14 30 15 1 16 2 17 3 18 4 19 5 20 6 Jotijot Guru Har Rai | Gurgadi Guru Har Krishan New month of Katik & Guru Granth Sahib 21 7 22 8 23 9 24 10 25 11 26 12 27 13 Jotijot Guru Gobind Singh 28 14 29 15 30 16 31 17 Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 November Katik / Maghar 544 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 18 2 19 3 20 4 21 5 22 6 23 7 24 8 25 9 26 10 27 11 28 12 29 13 30 14 1 15 2 16 3 17 4 Bandi Chhorh Divas (2012) New month of Maghar 18 5 19 6 20 7 21 8 22 9 23 10 24 11 Shaheedi Guru Tegh Bahadur & Gurgadi Guru Gobind Singh 25 12 26 13 27 14 28 15 29 16 30 17 Birth Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Sikhiwiki calendar 2012 Nanakshahi year 543 - 544 www.sikhiwiki.org 2012 December Maghar / Poh 544 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 18 2 19 3 20 4 21 5 22 6 23 7 24 8 25 9 26 10 27 11 28 12 29 13 30 14 1 15 2 Birth Sahibzada Fateh Singh New month of Poh 16 3 17 4 18 5 19 6 20 7 21 8 22 9 Shaheedi Vada Sahibzada 23 10 24 11 25 12 26 13 27 14 28 15 29 16 Shaheedi Chota Sahibzada 30 17 31 18.
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