04-15-2008, 04:22 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->but the Akal Takht refused, upset at the arbitrary fixing of birth and death anniversaries of the Gurus. There is no historic evidence that Guru Gobind Singh was born on January 5; likewise with other Gurpurabs. Under a compromise formula, Baisakhi, Diwali, Guru Nanak's Birthday, Holi and Lohri (Makara Sankranti, Pongal) continue according to the Hindu calendar; events like Guru Arjun Singh's birth anniversary and the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh are fixed according to the Nanakshahi calendar.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If the Akal Takht were upset about the arbitrary fixing of the the Gurus birthdays, why did they end using the Nanakshahi calendar to mark these event?
On a related note, how much of an effect will the DMK ruling have on the state? Politicians don't actually believe that just because they passed some inane law, the people are going to bend to their will do they?
If the Akal Takht were upset about the arbitrary fixing of the the Gurus birthdays, why did they end using the Nanakshahi calendar to mark these event?
On a related note, how much of an effect will the DMK ruling have on the state? Politicians don't actually believe that just because they passed some inane law, the people are going to bend to their will do they?