Nagar Kirtan

(नगर कीर्तन)

Literal Meaning

Hymn-singing through the town

Etymology & Sanskrit Root

Sanskrit nagar (town) + kirtan (hymn-singing).

Spiritual Insight & Context

A procession through the streets in which hymns are sung, led by the scripture. It is held on festivals such as a Gurpurab.

Where Nagar Kirtan Comes Up

Guru Ravidas Jayanti: The Guru of Begumpura

Guru Ravidas Jayanti is the Gurpurab of Magha Purnima. This article sets out the day, what we know of the Guru's hymns, and how late the early accounts are.

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Vaisakhi: The Sikh Spring Festival and Birth of the Khalsa

Vaisakhi is both a northern Indian harvest festival and the anniversary of the Khalsa's founding in 1699, when Guru Gobind Singh baptized the Panj Pyare.

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