Overview

• Guru Purnima 2025 falls on Thursday, July 10, with the Purnima tithi beginning at 1:36 AM on July 10 and ending at 2:06 AM on July 11
• The festival commemorates sage Ved Vyasa’s birth anniversary, marks Gautama Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath and celebrates Lord Mahavira’s acceptance of Gautam Swami as his disciple
• Participants across India, Nepal and Bhutan plan to visit temples and ashrams to offer flowers, sweets and dakshina and to join satsangs
• According to Drik Panchang, the full moon will rise at 7:19 PM on July 11, completing the festival’s celestial observance
• Despite its deep cultural and religious significance, Guru Purnima is not recognised as a national public holiday in India