holidays

Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikhism)

Nanakshahi calendar

Calendar used in Sikhism

The Nanakshahi calendar, or Sikh calendar, is a tropical solar calendar used in Sikhism. It is based on the "Barah Maha", a composition composed by the Sikh gurus reflecting the changes in nature conveyed in the twelve-month cycle of the year. The year begins with the month of…
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Sikhism

Religion originating in Punjab, India

Sikhism is an Indian religion and philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religions and among the largest in the world with about 25–30 million adherents, known…
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)