Māgh (Shahmukhi: ماگھ; Gurmukhi: ਮਾਘ , Punjabi pronunciation: [máːgᵊ]) is the eleventh month[1] of the Punjabi calendar as well as the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs the activities within Sikhism.
This month coincides with Magha in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar,[2] and January and February in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 30 days long.
Important events during this month edit
January edit
- January 14 (1 Māgh) - The start of the month Magh
- January 31 (19 Māgh) - Birth of Guru Har Rai Ji
February edit
- February 11 (30 Māgh) - Birthday of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji
- February 12 (1 Phaggan) - The end of the month Magh and the start of Phaggan
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Thomas, R. Hughes (1855). Memoirs on Shikarpoor, the Syuds of Roree and Bakku, the Khyrpoor State ... Memoirs on the River Indus ... Government at Bombay Education Society's Press.
- ^ Nilsson, Usha (1997). Mira Bai (Rajasthani Poetess). Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0411-9.