The birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev is celebrated as Guru Nanak Jayanti also known as Gurpurab or Prakash Utsab is observed annually on the full moon of the Kartik month or Kartik Purnima. In the evening people assembled at the illuminated Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in New Delhi and lighted the candles along side of sarovar (artificial lake)
The festival is honoured by Sikhs all across the globe with utmost love and reverence. The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee took out Nagar Kirtan ( City Procession) on this auspicious occasion carrying the Guru Granth Sahib (Holy Book) in a decorated truck started from Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib at Chandani Chowk, Old Delhi and culminated at Gurudwara Nanak Piao Sahib at G T Karnal Road in North Delhi.
