📅 19 July 2026
Guru Purnima गुरु पूर्णिमा
Vyasa / Guru · Partial fasting
Honoring spiritual and academic teachers. Falls on the full moon of Ashadha. Marks the day Veda Vyasa was born and the day Buddha gave his first sermon.
Rituals (vidhi)
- 1.Guru pujan with flowers + dakshina
- 2.Recitation of Guru Stotra
- 3.Visit to ashrams + math
- 4.Vyasa puja
Significance
Marks the unbroken guru-shishya parampara. Sadhakas formally accept gurus on this day.