🌕 Guru Purnima 2025 Date, Significance & Rituals You Shouldn’t Miss

July 9, 2025: Guru Purnima 2025 is a sacred occasion dedicated to honoring teachers, mentors, and spiritual guides who illuminate our lives with wisdom and purpose.

📅 Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
🕉 Purnima Tithi:

• Begins: July 10, 2025 – 01:36 AM
• Ends: July 11, 2025 – 02:06 AM
  🌕 Moonrise: July 11, 2025 – 07:19 PM

📖 What is Guru Purnima?

Guru Purnima is a deeply spiritual and cultural festival celebrated to honor teachers, mentors, and spiritual guides. It falls on the full moon (Purnima) day in the Hindu month of Ashadha (June–July).

• “Guru” in Sanskrit means “dispeller of darkness” — a teacher who brings light (knowledge) into one’s life.
• “Purnima” means full moon, symbolizing completeness and enlightenment.

🙏 Significance Across Religions

• Hinduism:
  Commemorates the birth of Maharishi Veda Vyasa, the sage who compiled the Mahabharata and classified the Vedas.
• Buddhism:
  Marks the day when Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at Sarnath after attaining enlightenment.
• Jainism:
  Honours Lord Mahavira and his first disciple Gautam Swami.

🎉 How is Guru Purnima Celebrated?

People express gratitude and reverence to their Gurus through:

• Rituals, pujas, and visits to ashrams or spiritual centers
• Offering flowers, fruits, and sweets
• Observing fasts and engaging in meditation or reflection
• Participating in satsangs and spiritual discourses
• Students and disciples seek blessings from their teachers

🌟 Why is Guru Purnima Celebrated?

Guru Purnima acknowledges the timeless role of a Guru in shaping one’s life — intellectually, spiritually, and morally. It’s a day to reflect on the path of learning and self-realization and to honor those who guide us on it.