2025 Guru Ravidas Jayanti

Guru Ravidas Jayanti - Significance and Celebrations

Guru Ravidas Jayanti is an important festival among Sikhs which is celebrated with extreme joy and fervor in the states of North India and particularly in the regions of Punjab. It is a day celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas.

When is Guru Ravidas Jayanti?

As per the Hindu calendar, Guru Ravidas Jayanti takes place in the Magh month on a full moon day. According to the Gregorian calendar, the eve falls in the month of February.

Who Was Guru Ravidas?

Guru Ravidas was one of the most renowned and influential saints who contributed a lot for the establishment of the Bhakti movement. Guru Ravidas was born in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, India. He attained recognition as a learned Sikh guru who was a great thinker, reformist, traveler, spiritual leader, and a poet.

Why Do We Celebrate Guru Ravidas Jayanti?

Guru Ravidas Jayanti has vital significance for those who have immense belief and trust in the ideologies of Ravidas religion. He established the Bhakti movement and raised his voice against the Indian caste system and passed a message of equality among all. He was regarded as one of the first Gurus who raised their concern and put efforts to attain freedom from the oppression of the caste and creed system. He forwarded a message of equality and demanded an equal set of basic human rights for all. A number of people regard Guru Ravidas as their spiritual guru and thus follow his ideologies and celebrate the day with great enthusiasm.

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Celebrations of Guru Ravidas Jayanti

The occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated across various parts of the nations where following rituals and celebrations take place :

• Special arrangements are done in almost all the Gurudwaras. They are decorated with lights and prayer meetings are held in the devotion and admiration of Guru Ravidas.
• The holy book of Ravidas religion popularly called as ‘Amritbani’ is read.
• A number of processions are held at various places where devotees carry the portrait of Guru Ravidas in the streets and recite prayers.
• Nagar Kirtan is held at some places in which people dress up like Guru Ravidas and his associates. Plays are also organized featuring his vital contribution in the establishment of the Bhakti movement.

Wish you all a Happy Guru Ravidas Jayanti!

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