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The date is given as the third day of the light half of the month and the birth is said to have taken place during the last watch before dawn. His father Kalu was a khatri of the Bedi sub-cast and lived in a village Rai Bhoi di Talwandi; his mother's name is not given.
For one, it may have been the date of Nanak's enlightenment or "spiritual birth" in 1496, as suggested by the Dabestan-e Mazaheb. [citation needed] Some of the sources that support the Katak birthday incident: The Bala Janamasakhi supports the Kattak birth tradition. It is the only Janamsakhi that does.
Depiction of Guru Nanak's birth from a Janamsakhi painting. The painting shows the Muslim midwife Daultan, Mehta Kalu (Guru Nanak's father) holding baby Nanak, and lastly Pandit Hardayal The birthday of Guru Nanak , the founder of the Sikh religion, comes in the month of November, but the date varies from year to year according to the lunar ...
The Birth of Guru Nanak, by the artist Sardul Singh in 1910. Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born on Puranmashi of Kattak in 1469, according to the Vikram Samvat calendar [12] in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib. [13] It is a Gazetted holiday in India. [14]
English: Birth of Guru Nanak, painting from an 1830's Janamsakhi (life stories) Date: ca.1830's: Source: 1830's Janamsakhi: Author: Unknown author: Licensing.
Janamsakhi painting depicting Guru Nanak visiting Mata Sulakhni and his two sons Sulakhni gave birth to two sons, Sri Chand , in 1494 and Lakhmi Das , in 1497. [ note 4 ] [ 1 ] [ 4 ] According to Udasi lore, it is said she had an envisage of Shiva whilst giving birth to Sri Chand. [ 13 ]
Cremation of Bhai Bala, ca.1825–1849 painting A rare Tanjore style painting from the late 19th century depicting the ten Sikh Gurus with Bhai Bala and Bhai Mardana.. Bhai Bala (Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਬਾਲਾ, romanized: Bhāī Bālā; 1466–1544) was a companion of Guru Nanak.
Life Stories). These date between 1800–1900, acquired in Punjab (India or Pakistan). A part of these manuscripts are in the Kapany collection. A Janam-sakhi is a miracle-filled, mythical hagiography. The earliest versions were written about 50 to 80 years after Guru Nanak's death.