Country celebrates Hindu festival Guru Purnima, Vice President, PM greet the nation

Country celebrates Hindu festival Guru Purnima, Vice President, PM greet the nation

As rainshowers drenched Delhi on Monday afternoon, thousands of devotees left early on Tuesday to reach various temples and Ashrams to pay obeisance to their Gurus on the occasion of Guru Purnima.

Popular ashram and places of worships could be seen being flocked by people from far and wide.

As people across the country worshipped their Gurus at different places, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in offering greetings to people on this important day.

गुरु पूर्णिमा के पावन अवसर पर श्रद्धेय गुरुजनों के प्रति सादर कृतज्ञता व्यक्त करता हूं। गुरु का आशीर्वाद ही हमें आजीवन अपने संस्कारों के प्रति निष्ठावान रखता है। गुरु ही समाज में जागृति प्रेरित करता है, वही भावी समाज के मूल्यों का संरक्षक है। गुरुवृंद को मेरा विनम्र नमन| pic.twitter.com/1uZhqKTazV

— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 16, 2019

On this auspicious day of Guru Purnima, let us all pay pranams to our revered Gurus & continue to follow the noble precepts & practices taught by them. #GuruPurnima pic.twitter.com/qFdPnOhCmP

— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) July 16, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people of the country on the occasion of Guru Purnima from his twitter handle @narendramodi.

सभी देशवासियों को गुरु पूर्णिमा की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।

On the auspicious day of #GuruPurnima, we bow in reverence to all our Gurus who have played an important role in inspiring, moulding and shaping our society.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 16, 2019

The famous Swami Avdheshanand Giri Acharya Mahamandleshwar Juna Akhara also greeted people from @AvdheshanandG across the country on the occasion of Guru Purnima.

Glory of the Guru is beyond description. It is the Guru who shows the path to Truth, bestows knowledge to attain freedom from sorrow and enables the seeker to achieve the highest state of peace and bliss.#गुरुपूर्णिमा #GuruPurnima

— Swami Avdheshanand (@AvdheshanandG) July 16, 2019

The festival is derived from a spiritual tradition in Hindu religion dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers, who are evolved or enlightened humans, ready to share their wisdom, with very little or no monetary expectation, based on Karma Yoga.

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Guru Purnima is thus celebrated as a festival in India, Nepal, and Bhutan by not just Hindus, but Jains and Buddhists as well.

This festival is traditionally observed by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains to revere their chosen spiritual teachers / leaders and express their gratitude.

The relationship with the Guru is beyond action, speech & feelings. It's a connection of the very being. When you know this, you become calm & confident.#GuruPurnima

— Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) July 16, 2019