Gurpurab 2024 January 6. It marks the birth of. Gurpurab, also known as guru nanak jayanti, is the celebration of the birth anniversary of guru nanak dev ji, the founder of sikhism.

Gurpurabs mark the culmination of prabhat pheris, the early morning religious procession which goes around the localities singing shabads (hymns). These pheris generally start three weeks.