• Sunday 9th Jul 2017

Guru Purnima

Guru Purnima is an Indian and Nepalese festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers. The festival is celebrated on the full moon day (Purnima) in the Hindu month of Ashadha (June–July) of the Shaka Samvat, as it is known in the Hindu calendar of India and Nepal. This day marks the first peak of the lunar cycle after the peak of the solar cycle.