The founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak was born on November 2, 1469 in the western Punjab village of Talwandi, about forty-five kilometres away from Lahore (now known as Nankana sahib), and his birthday is known as Guru Nanak Jayanti. This festival of Guruparb falls on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Kartik (October-November). A great reformer, preacher and a saint, Guru Nanak’s birthday is marked by free sweets and langar (community lunches) offered to everyone irrespective of religious faith. Volunteers of all age groups gather to prepare the community lunch. Men, women and children participate in this service which is called karseva. It is a close feeling of brotherhood that they all gather to chop vegetables, cook on huge fires and roll out countless number of rotis and serve drinking water -water can be a doctor at home, so take a few tips from this article too.

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