Sikh Devotees Celebrate Birth Anniversary Of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

NOIDA, INDIA - NOVEMBER 25: Sikh devotees prepare langar (food) on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurudwara, on November 25, 2015 in Noida, India. Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrate the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism. The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus. These Gurus were responsible for shaping the beliefs of the Sikhs. Their birthdays, known as Gurpurab (or Gurpurb), are occasions for celebration and prayer among the Sikhs. Sikhism was founded in the 15th century by Guru Nanak, who broke away from Hinduism, India's dominant religion. He preached the equality of races and genders, and the rejection of image-worship and the caste system. (Photo by Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)