Ashadha · Guru
Guru Purnima
Vyasa and the lineage of teachers are honoured with gratitude and study.
Meaning & observance
Vyasa is honoured as the teacher associated with arranging the Vedas and the Mahabharata tradition. Guru Purnima also honours living teachers and spiritual lineages. Study, gratitude and service are common ways to mark the day, according to the teaching tradition one follows.
A devotional practice
A reading, an act of service and gratitude toward teachers offer simple ways to participate. Follow the teaching lineage’s own programme for formal observances.
Prepare for the day
Choose your place before checking the date. Open the complete day page for the local tithi and solar or lunar events. Arrange any temple visit or family programme directly; a calculated lunar date is not a confirmation of a temple’s schedule.
Honour teaching through study and service
Choose a passage to read attentively and remember your teachers. If you attend a lineage or temple programme, use its published arrangements.
Read more · preparing and observing the day
- Check the day
Open the local calendar for Guru Purnima. Confirm the selected city, year and date before arranging a visit or ceremony.
- Gather what you need
Keep the text, customary offering and any visit arrangements ready before the observance begins.
- Carry it forward
Thank those who helped with the observance. Share your reading or family recollection with someone who could not attend, and preserve one meaningful practice for the days ahead.
Questions about Guru Purnima
Where do I find the date?
Use “See this year’s local date” below. The collection places this observance in Ashadha in the lunar calendar; the date changes with the chosen year and place.
Is the tithi time the puja time?
A tithi is a lunar interval and can begin or end between sunrises. This collection uses sunrise as its date-reference instant. A displayed tithi interval does not make every minute of that interval a ceremonial muhurat.
Can I follow my family’s custom?
Yes. Preserve your household or sampradaya’s way of observing the festival. If a fast, initiation or formal rite is involved, use its specific instructions.
How do I share this reading?
Use the share or copy-link controls at the end of the page. The reading and its linked local calendar can be sent together to make planning easier.
Your local date
Ujjain · Hindi · North Indian
See this year’s local date →Named lunar-date references are shown in the calendar. They do not replace tradition-specific fasting or ceremonial timings.