They tend to be either birthdays or celebrations of Sikh martyrdom. Gurpurabs are celebrations or commemorations based on the lives of the Sikh gurus. Several festivals (Hola Mohalla, Diwali, and Nanak's birthday) continue to be celebrated using the Hindu calendar. This calendar is highly controversial among Sikhs and is not universally accepted. The SGPC, the Sikh organisation in charge of upkeep of the gurdwaras, organises celebrations based on the new Nanakshahi calendar. Until the Partition of India with the division of Punjab and the subsequent independence of Pakistan and later India, millions of Sikhs lived in what is now Pakistani Punjab.įestivals in Sikhism mostly centre around the lives of the Gurus and Sikh martyrs. Most Sikhs live in Punjab, India, although there is a significant Sikh diaspora. Adherents of Sikhī are known as Sikhs (students or disciples) and number over 30 million across the world. Sikhi's traditions and teachings are associated with the history, society and culture of Punjab. Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth guru, conferred the leadership of the Sikh community to the Gurū Granth Sāhib and the corporate body of the Khālsā Panth (the Granth and the Panth). The followers of Sikhi are ordained to follow the teachings of the ten Sikh gurus, or enlightened leaders, as well as the holy scripture entitled the Gurū Granth Sāhib Ji, which, along with the writings of six of the ten Sikh Gurus, includes selected works of many devotees from diverse socio-economic and religious backgrounds. Sikhi advocates the pursuit of salvation in a social context through the congregational practice of meditation on the name and message of God. The principal beliefs of Sikhi are faith in Waheguru-represented by the phrase ik ōaṅkār, meaning one God, along with a praxis in which the Sikh is enjoined to engage in social reform through the pursuit of justice for all human beings. One must have control over one's internal vices and be able to be constantly immersed in virtues clarified in the Guru Granth Sahib. Sikhs are expected to embody the qualities of a 'Sant-Sipāhī'-a saint-soldier. Punjab, India is the only region in the world with a majority Sikh population. This system of religious philosophy and expression has been traditionally known as the Gurmat (literally 'wisdom of the Gurū'). It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world, with approximately 30 million Sikhs.

Sikhism ( /ˈsiːkɨzəm/ or /ˈsɪkɨzəm/ Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ, sikkhī), is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev which continued to progress with ten successive Sikh gurus (the last teaching being the holy scripture Gurū Granth Sāhib Ji).

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