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The Nanakshahi (Punjabi: ਨਾਨਕਸ਼ਾਹੀ, nānakśāhī) 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. Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjÄbÄ« in ShÄhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjabi people and the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...
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Holla Mohalla festival (Photo:Reuters/Kamal Kishore) Hola Mohalla or Hola Mahalla or simply Hola is a Sikh festival that takes place on the first of the lunar month of Chet which usually falls in March. ...
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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. Holla Mohalla festival (Photo:Reuters/Kamal Kishore) Hola Mohalla or Hola Mahalla or simply Hola is a Sikh festival that takes place on the first of the lunar month of Chet which usually falls in March. ...
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The calendar is highly controversial and is not universally supported by the Sikh community. Arguments made by the opponents of the Nanakshahi calendar have been rather logical. These opponents have suggested that Pal Singh Purewal is in the twilight of his life and has therefore attempted to make a name for himself in the Sikh community. He is also viewed as a bigot due to the fact that he is degrading the Hindu community by suggesting that Sikhs follow an inferior Hindu calendar. Some have even suggested Purewal knows nothing of what he is talking about and has pulled dates out of the blue. Another reason behind the controversy is that Pal Singh Purewal’s name is not very reputable in the Sikh community as he is known to be an alcoholic and the womenfolk of his family are known to be nymphomaniacs.
The months in the Nanakshahi calendar are:
| No. | Name | Punjabi | Days | | 1 | Chet | ਚੇਤ | 31 | | 2 | Vaisakh | ਵੈਸਾਖ | 31 | | 3 | Jeth | ਜੇਠ | 31 | | 4 | Harh | ਹਾੜ | 31 | | 5 | Savan | ਸਾਵਣ | 31 | | 6 | Bhadon | ਭਾਦੋਂ | 30 | | 7 | Assu | ਅੱਸੂ | 30 | | 8 | Kattak | ਕੱਤਕ | 30 | | 9 | Magghar | ਮੱਘਰ | 30 | | 10 | Poh | ਪੋਹ | 30 | | 11 | Magh | ਮਾਘ | 30 | | 12 | Phaggan | ਫੱਗਣ | 30/31 | Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjÄbÄ« in ShÄhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjabi people and the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...
The River Chet is a river in Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare. ...
Jyeshta is the third month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Jeth or Iethe. ...
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The Hindu calendar used in Vedic times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars. ...
The Hindu calendar used in Vedic times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars, as well as an Indian national calendar. ...
The Bangla calendar also known as Bônggabdo in the Bengali language, is the traditional calendar used in Bangladesh and Bangla-speaking regions of India. ...
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