Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti as it was kept in 2025.
Next date: 15 January 2027Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 2025
Monday, 6 January 2025, in Ahmedabad
Birth anniversarySikh
Panchang on the day
6
Monday
Waxing Seventh
until 18:24
Pisces
- દDa
- ચCha
- ઝJha
- થTha
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Moonrise
- 11:54
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- until 19:06
- Yoga
- Parigha
- until 02:05 next day
- Karana
- Vanija
- until 18:24
- Rahu Kalam 08:42 to 10:03
- Yamaganda 11:24 to 12:45
- Abhijit muhurat 12:23 to 13:07
Why this date
Posh Waxing Seventh, taken at sunrise
Runs from 5 Jan 20:15 IST to 6 Jan 18:24 IST.
In short
Guru Gobind Singh Gurpurab celebrates the birth of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. Born Gobind Rai in Patna, he became Guru while still young after the martyrdom of his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur.
The story
Guru Gobind Singh Gurpurab celebrates the birth of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. Born Gobind Rai in Patna, he became Guru while still young after the martyrdom of his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur. His life combined spiritual leadership, literary learning and resistance to persecution. The defining institutional moment came at Vaisakhi in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib, when he formed the Khalsa and initiated the Panj Pyare, establishing a disciplined identity grounded in courage, equality, service and devotion. He later affirmed the Guru Granth Sahib as the enduring spiritual Guru for Sikhs, bringing the line of personal human Gurus to its close. The Gurpurab is observed through Akhand Path, kirtan, nagar kirtan, langar and seva. The day remembers disciplined freedom: spiritual conviction joined with readiness to defend dignity and justice.
The Guru's life also includes the sacrifices of his family and his teachings on steadfastness under oppression. The Khalsa initiation of 1699 and the later recognition of Guru Granth Sahib as the enduring Guru belong to different moments in Sikh history. Birth-anniversary dates differ under Sikh calendar practices and should follow the relevant official annual schedule.
At Anandpur Sahib in 1699, Sikh tradition remembers the Guru calling for volunteers and initiating the Panj Pyare, the Five Beloved Ones, before receiving initiation himself. This mutual commitment expressed the dignity and discipline of the Khalsa. His sons and other members of the community suffered martyrdom amid conflict. His legacy combines prayer, learning, collective responsibility and resistance to oppression, not warfare for its own sake.
Why it matters
Honours the tenth Sikh Guru's founding of the Khalsa, defence of human dignity, seva and affirmation of Guru Granth Sahib as enduring Guru.
What people do
Gurdwara kirtan, readings of Guru Granth Sahib, ardas, nagar kirtan and free community langar.
Told differently elsewhere
Born at Patna Sahib; widely observed by Sikhs in India and abroad. Poh Sudi Saptami and annual SGPC calendars should be cross-checked.
Questions people ask
- When is Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti in 2025?
- On Monday, 6 January 2025 in India. Runs from 5 Jan 20:15 IST to 6 Jan 18:24 IST.
- Why does the date change every year?
- It is kept by the lunar calendar, so its day on the civil calendar moves from year to year.
- Is the date the same everywhere?
- Yes. It is kept everywhere on the day it falls on in Amritsar.