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Sikh Calendar Months: The Nanakshahi Year
Spell the twelve months of the Nanakshahi calendar — from Chet to Phagun — and learn the season and Sikh festival that falls in each one.
Across
- 3The first month of the Nanakshahi calendar, when spring begins in mid-March.
- 5The eighth month, when Sikhs mark Bandi Chhor Divas, from mid-October.
- 6The twelfth and last month, when winter fades into spring, from mid-February.
- 9The second month, when Sikhs celebrate the birth of the Khalsa and the spring harvest.
- 10The fifth month, when the monsoon rains pour down, from mid-July.
- 11The third month, the hot dry heart of summer, starting in mid-May.
Down
- 1The ninth month, when winter begins and Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji's shaheedi is remembered, from mid-November.
- 2The sixth month, humid and green late in the rainy season, from mid-August.
- 4The fourth month, the last hot weeks before the monsoon, from mid-June.
- 6The tenth month, the coldest deep-winter weeks, from mid-December.
- 7The seventh month, when the rains end and cooler days return, from mid-September.
- 8The eleventh month, time of the Maghi mela at Muktsar, from mid-January.
What you'll learn
- The twelve months of the Sikh Nanakshahi calendar, from Chet to Phagun
- Which season falls in each month across the year
- The Sikh festival or Gurpurab linked to each month
Go deeper
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Read the guide: A Guide to the Sikh Calendar