What is special about Guru Purnima?

Guru Purnima is celebrated to honour our teachers, who remove the darkness from our minds. They have a special place in the lives of their followers since ancient times. All the holy books of Hinduism dictate the importance of Gurus and the extraordinary bond between a Guru and his Shishya (disciple).

What is Guru Purnima Sathya Sai Baba?

Guru Poornima is dedicated for offering gratitude to the guru. On this day, the Moon, which is the presiding deity of the mind, is full, clear, cool and bright! The guru too is pictured and praised on this occasion as unblemished, bright and affectionate. He is full of devotion with a sense of surrender to God.

What should we do on Guru Purnima day?

Guru Purnima is usually celebrated by worshipping and expressing gratitude to the Gods who are like our Gurus. In monasteries and ashrams, disciples offer prayers in the honour of their teachers.

Is Guru Purnima auspicious?

This festival has been celebrated as a tradition for a long time. According to Vedic astrology, this year’s Guru Purnima is very auspicious and special. This year, devotees who will perform puja are likely to get success very soon. Banyan tree is also worshiped on Guru Purnima.

Who started Guru Purnima?

According to the Yogic tradition, Lord Shiva is believed to be the first-ever guru. It is said that Guru Purnima was the day when he appeared as a Yogi to the sapta-rishis, or the seven sages, in the Himalayas.

What should not eat in Poornima?

What do people do on Chaitra Purnima Vrat day? A vrat means fasting. And hence, people do not consume rice, pulses or wheat in any form. People opt for a Satvik diet made of vrat ingredients such as Sabudana, Kuttu, Singhara, Potato, Sweet Pumpkin, Sweet potato etc.

Who is worshiped on Guru Purnima?

sage Ved Vyas
The auspicious timing for puja and other rituals related to Guru Purnima will start from 10.43 am on Friday and will last till 08.06 am on Saturday. On this day people worship sage Ved Vyas. They also get blessings from their teachers and elders. This festival has been celebrated as a tradition for a long time.

What can we eat on Purnima?

Since this festival falls on Purnima, several people also observe ritualistic fast and opt for sattvik food throughout the day. The most common dishes that include the festive fare are khichdi, kheer, halwa, puri, fruits et al. Happy Guru Purnima 2021!

Which God is Worshipped on Purnima?

Purnima puja and Fasting Rules As per one’s interest, Lord Shiva or Vishnu can be worshipped. There is no special puja procedure for Purnima. The devotee can do the puja as he pleases. Purnima is the ideal day to do Satyanarayan puja at homes.

Is Amavasya good or bad?

The day of Amavasya is considered as inauspicious by many as it is believed that it is the night when the evil spirits are the strongest. This is the reason why Goddess kali and Lord Shiva are worshipped on this day as they are revered as destroyers of the evil spirits or shadow of evil.

Why is Poornima important?

Pūrṇimā (Sanskrit: पूर्णिमा) is the word for full moon in Sanskrit. The day of Purnima is the day (Tithi) in each month when the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnights (paksha), and the Moon is aligned exactly in a straight line, called a syzygy, with the Sun and Earth.

Who was Sai Baba of Shirdi?

Sai Baba of Shirdi was not just a spiritual Guru who helped them and guided them to spirituality and also in temporal matters. With all of above Baba was a very gentle and loving form. Who talked with the devotees and joked with them. He told stories and parables. He played with the children.

Why is Guru Pournima celebrated at Shirdi?

From the doctrines of Sadguru, a large number of devotees reach the level of salvation and their path to emancipation gets easier. Shirdi, a place adorned by millions of devotees around the world as an abode of Shri Saibaba with an unblinking faith, celebrates Guru Pournima every year with total fervour.

How to show devotion to our guru Sai?

Taking all efforts to realize that our Guru Sai lives in ourself and we must involve in any good deeds and take way to show devotion like chanting Gods name,Make sure you listen to atleast One Aarti of shirdi Sai baba and also do any offerings you like and surrender mentally in the holy feets of shirdi sai baba.

When was the Guru Purnima in 2010?

It was Guru Purnima 2010 on July 25th , Sunday. Very few sai devotees are gifted to visit holy places like shirdi , Akalkot, Thiruvannamalai and Ganagapur. For those who are living abroad and who are busy with work can spend few minutes on Holy Guru purnima day to offer our Love to Guru Sri Shirdi Sai baba.