Festival guide
Guru Purnima 2024
गुरु पूर्णिमा
Guru Purnima honors the Guru (spiritual teacher) and is dedicated to Sage Vyasa who compiled the Vedas.
Ended
- Date
- Sun, 21 July 2024
- Tithi
- Purnima · Sat, 20 July, 5:59 pm – 3:47 pm
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Brahma Muhurta42m
- Amrit Kalam1h 30m
Times to avoid
- Yama Gandam1h 41m
- Dur Muhurta54m
- Rahu Kaal1h 41m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:20 am
- Sunset
- 6:48 pm
- Moonrise
- 7:11 pm
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Sun, 21 July
- Tithi
- Purnima, then Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Karana
- Bava
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Ashadha
- Tithi
- PurnimaFrom Until Then Pratipadauntil
- Nakshatra
- Uttara AshadhaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
Night
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
The story
Guru Purnima: significance and rituals
It is a day to express gratitude to all teachers — spiritual, academic, and personal. Celebrated by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains.
Rituals
Visit your guru and seek blessings. Perform Guru Puja, offer flowers and dakshina. Recite Guru Stotram. Many ashrams organize special satsang and discourses.
Local colour
Guru Purnima in Varanasi
Varanasi, a city of learning, celebrates Guru Purnima with special reverence. BHU (Banaras Hindu University) and traditional gurukuls hold special events. Sarnath, where Buddha gave his first sermon, sees Buddhist celebrations.
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