July
Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima honours the guru, the one who dispels the darkness of ignorance, and especially the sage Vyasa, who compiled the Vedas and authored the Mahabharata. Disciples offer reverence to their teachers and renew their commitment to learning. It falls on the full moon of the month of Ashadha.
How it is celebrated
- •Honouring teachers
- •Study and reflection
- •Offerings to the guru
Deity honoured
Vishnu →The preserver who sustains cosmic order and descends as avatars to restore dharma.
