Overview

• Kabir Das Jayanti 2025 falls on Wednesday, June 11, aligning with the full moon day of the Jyeshtha month in the Hindu lunar calendar.
• The day commemorates the 648th birth anniversary of Kabir Das, a 15th-century mystic poet-saint from Varanasi who was raised by a Muslim weaver couple.
• Celebrations in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar feature recitations of his couplets, community satsangs and special temple events.
• His ‘Kabir Ke Dohe’ couplets teach love, equality and devotion to a formless God while rejecting ritualism and caste divisions.
• Social media platforms are abuzz with wishes, quotes and messages as followers honour his teachings of simplicity, compassion and universal brotherhood.