22 Facts About Guru Purnima

1. Guru Purnima is a national holiday in India, so government offices and many businesses are closed on the day of Holi.

2. Guru Purnima is the day devotees offer puja to their Guru.

3. Guru Purnima is an auspicious day in India that is specially dedicated to one's gurus.

4. Guru Purnima is traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Marwadi and Buddhists to pay tribute to their teachers and express their thankfulness.

5. Guru Purnima is broadly celebrated in India and Nepal to pay regard to one's spiritual and academic teachers.

6. Guru Purnima is one of the major fairs and festivals in Gujarat.

7. Guru Purnima is known as Vyasa Purnima as it marks the birth of Ved Vyasa.

8. Guru Purnima is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists in India and Nepal.

9. Guru Purnima is known as Vyasa Purnima, as it is believed that on this day Ved Vyasa—the author of Mahabharata was born, who is a pioneer of the guru-shishya tradition.

10. Guru Purnima is celebrated by Buddhists, Hindus and Jains every year on the full moon day of the Shakha Samavat in the Hindu calendar.

11. Guru Purnima is being celebrated today on the full moon day of the Shakha Samavat in the Hindu calendar.

12. Guru Purnima is an Indian festival celebrated by mainly Hindu, Buddhists and Jains.

13. Guru Purnima is celebrated by conducting diverse programs and special cultural performances by various organizations and Samarohas.

14. Guru Purnima is celebrated with joy and vigor all over the country.

15. Guru Purnima is a Nepalese and Indian festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers.

16. Guru Purnima is a spiritual day and there is a difference between Guru and Teacher.

17. Guru Purnima is of great significance for the Jains too.

18. Guru Purnima is mainly celebrated in India because of the birthday of Veda Vyasa, the great Indian sage and scholar.

19. Guru Purnima falls in the month of Asadh—the first month in the lunar cycle.

20. Guru Purnima is a day of reverence and worship of one's Guru or teacher.

21. Guru Purnima is a popular festival celebrated by millions of Hindus all across the world.

22. Guru Purnima is held sacred in the yogic tradition because the Adiyogi opened up the possibility for a human being to evolve consciously.