Kabir Jayanti

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| holiday_name = Kabir Jayanti

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| observedby = Followers of Kabir panth

| longtype = Religious (1–2 days), cultural

| significance = Commemoration of the birth of Kabir

| date = Purnima Tithi (Full Moon) in the month of Jyeshtha

| date2020 = {{Nowrap|11, 12 August}}{{Cite web|title=National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/calendar?date=2020-08|access-date=3 August 2020|website=www.india.gov.in}}

| date2021 = {{Nowrap|Monday, 30 August}}{{Cite web|title=National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/calendar?date=2021-08|access-date=3 August 2020|website=www.india.gov.in}}

| date2023 = June 4, 2023

| celebrations = Devotees organise programs and recite poems written by Saint Kabir Das.

| observances =

| date2024 = June 22, 2024

|frequency = Annual

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Kabir Jayanti, also known as Kabir Praakat Diwas, is celebrated to commemorate the manifestation of Kabir, a famous poet and mystic saint in India. It is celebrated once in a year on the full moon day in the Hindu month Jyeshtha, which is the month of May or June according to the Gregorian calendar.{{cite news|date=17 June 2019|title=कबीर जयंती पर इन Wishes Images और Quotes के जरिए दोस्तों को दें शुभकामना|language=hi|work=Jansatta|url=https://www.jansatta.com/religion/saint-kabir-jayanti-2019-wishes-images-quotes-and-kabir-ke-dohe/1054905/|accessdate=27 May 2020}} Worshipers believe that Kabir was born on this day in the year 1398 A.D. Kabir Jayanti was celebrated on 24 June in 2021, the 2022 date was to be 14 June and 2023 date was to be 4 June.

Significance

Kabir Jayanti celebrates the day Kabir was born, the full moon day of Jyeshtha month of the Hindu calendar in 1398 A.D. It is disputed as to how he appeared on Earth. Some believe that he took birth from Muslim parents, while others insist that he himself appeared on a lotus flower in lake Lahartara. In fact, there is a Kabirpanth on the Lahartara lake today which reinforces this very belief.{{Cite web|title=Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti: Here are 4 inspiring verses of Kabir Das|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/sant-guru-kabir-jayanti-here-are-4-inspiring-verses-of-kabir-das-1550415-2019-06-17|date=June 17, 2019|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}

Legend

Kabir is said to have appeared on a lotus flower in the year 1398 (Samvat 1455), on the full moon day of Jyeshtha month at the time of Brahmamuharta.{{Cite web|title=Kabir Saheb Prakat (Appearance) Diwas – The 24 Nation|url=https://the24nation.com/2021/06/23/kabir-saheb-prakat-appearance-diwas/|access-date=2021-06-29|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524160644/https://the24nation.com/2021/06/23/kabir-saheb-prakat-appearance-diwas/|url-status=dead}} Kabir is said to have come from Satlok by assuming the body of light and incarnated on a lotus flower.{{Cite book|last=Cañcarīka|first=Kanhaiyā Lāla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oadjAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0|title=Mahatma Kabir|date=1999|publisher=Yūnivarsiṭī Pablikeśana|isbn=978-81-7555-047-6|language=hi}} Rishi Ashtanand was the direct witness of this incident.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Celebration

The anniversary is celebrated in India as a special Jayanti.{{Cite web|title=देशभर में मनाई गई कबीर जयंती, जानें क्या कहते थे कबीर|url=https://www.bhaskarhindi.com/dharm/news/saint-kabir-das-jayanti-is-being-celebrated-today-across-country-70756|first=Dainik|last=Bhaskar|date=2019-06-17|website=दैनिक भास्कर हिंदी|language=hindi|access-date=2020-05-27}} It is celebrated in different parts of India.{{Cite web|title=Prime Minister Modi gets history wrong again, this time in Maghar|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/narendra-modi-maghar-uttar-pradesh-history-wrong-kabir-guru-nanak-baba-gorakhnath-1272424-2018-06-28|date=June 28, 2018|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}

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On this day, his followers remember his teachings and recite his poems together.{{Cite web|title=कबीर के ऐसे दोहे जो हमें जिंदगी का फलसफा सिखाते हैं...|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/education/story/life-lessons-we-learn-through-kabir-1-861358.html|website=aajtak.intoday.in|language=hi|access-date=2020-05-27}}{{Cite web|title=सादगी के साथ मनाया गया संत कबीर का प्रकट दिवस|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/rudrapur/story-manifest-day-of-sant-kabir-celebrated-with-simplicity-4155152.html|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}} Many Bhandaras are also held throughout India by many Kabirpanthis. Kabir was also a social reformer, so much social work is also done by his followers on this day. Kabir Jayanti was celebrated on 5 June in 2020 and the 2021 date will be 24 June.{{Cite web|date=2019-06-17|title=Saint Kabir Jayanti 2019 Wishes Images, Quotes: कबीर के ये दोहे देते हैं जीवन हमेशा अच्छा करने का संदेश, ऐसे दें अपनों को शुभकामना|url=https://www.jansatta.com/religion/saint-kabir-jayanti-2019-wishes-images-quotes-and-kabir-ke-dohe/1054905/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Jansatta|language=hi}}

References

External links

[https://indianhistoryhindi.com/kabirdas/ kabir das history in hindi]
[https://www.jagatgururampalji.org/hi/events/kabir-prakat-diwas/]

Category:Festivals in India

Category:Hindu festivals in India