Magh (Punjabi calendar)

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

January
  • January 14 (1 Māgh) - The start of the month Magh
  • January 31 (19 Māgh) - Birth of Guru Har Rai Ji

February
  • 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

References
  1. 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.
  2. Nilsson, Usha (1997). Mira Bai (Rajasthani Poetess). Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0411-9.
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