- Celebration: Guru Purnima is celebrated by conducting diverse programs and special cultural performances by various organizations and Samarohas. As part of the celebration, devotees present gifts in form of sweets and flowers to their spiritual gurus. It's an ideal time to commence spiritual lessons from a guru. Farmers give great significance to this day because it is believe that the advent of much-needed rains will shower upon their crops and plantations.
A 'Puja' is kept by all spiritual aspirants of Vyasa in honor of his divine personage. By tradition, from this day the spiritual seekers begin to strengthen their spiritual 'sadhana'. The period of 'Chaturmas' i.e. 'four months' starts from this day. Long-ago, wandering spiritual gurus and their followers settled down at one place and studied on the Brahma Sutras composed by Vyasa and used to engage themselves in Vedantic debates.
- History :Indian people hold great respect for their Gurus. The word itself holds immense importance and stature. A Guru in India is a worshipped individual whose knowledge and wisdom have enlighten us in the journey of life. The festival is celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists. The significance of this day is that the Guru holds the most essential position in one's life and to give him respect and honor people celebrate Guru Purnima.
It is celebrated on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Ashadh (June to August) in reference to the Hindu calendar. This day is celebrated by the Buddhists in the honor of Lord Buddha who presented his first preaching on this very day at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh. The Hindus also celebrate this day in memory of the great sage Vyasa who is thought as the original guru of Hindu religion.
𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚
Swami Sivananda asks: “Do you realize now the sacred significance and the supreme importance of the Guru’s role in the evolution of man? It was not without reason that the India of the past carefully tended and kept alive the lamp of Guru-Tattva. It is therefore not without reason that India, year after year, age after age, commemorates anew this ancient concept of the Guru, adores it and pays homage to it again and again, and thereby re-affirms its belief and allegiance to it. For, the true Indian knows that the Guru is the only guarantee for the individual to transcend the bondage of sorrow and death, and experience the Consciousness
Today marks the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima. It's a day to celebrate spiritual and academic leaders who take you to greater heights. Primarily celebrated in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, the festival is celebrated on the full moon (Purnima) day in the Hindu month of Ashadha. Historically, the festival was revived by Mahatma Gandhi as a tribute to his guru, Srimad Rajchandra. On this holy day, devotees and students celebrate their Guru by conducting a Guru Puja.
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