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Guru Purnima 2023: Date, shubh muhurat, significance, all you need to know
Updated On: 02 July, 2023 02:17 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Guru Purnima 2023: This auspicious day falls on the Ashadha month’s full moon day and honours the divine connection between teachers and students
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The occasion of Guru Purnima, in India, is celebrated by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains. Traditionally, Guru Purnima has been celebrated by Buddhists to commemorate Gautam Buddha’s first sermon to his first five disciples in Uttar Pradesh’s Sarnath however, Hindus and Jains also celebrate this festival to revere their teachers.
The term `Gu` in Guru stands for darkness, and `Ru` means removal of darkness thus, a guru is someone who removes all darkness from our lives. People in India celebrate this festival by paying their respect to their teachers.
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