Guru Purnima 2005
Honouring the guru, on the full moon of Ashadha — Vyasa Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:19
- Sunset18:48
- Fasting window (tithi)2005-07-20 · 20:26 → 16:36
- Parana (tithi ends)16:36
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Guru Purnima puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaGuru Purnima — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Guru Purnima celebrated?
On the full moon (Purnima) of the month of Ashadha, at the start of the monsoon — the fifteenth day of the bright fortnight. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
Why is Guru Purnima also called Vyasa Purnima?
It is kept as the birthday of Veda Vyasa, who divided the Veda into four, composed the Mahabharata and the Puranas, and is honoured as the archetypal guru of the tradition. Honouring the guru today is honouring the whole line of teaching reaching back to him.
How is Guru Purnima observed?
Disciples honour their guru — offering flowers, dakshina and respect, and touching the feet — or, where the teacher is absent, worship the Guru Paduka or image. Vyasa and the parampara are worshipped, and a resolve to study or practise is taken up.
What does the word guru mean?
By the traditional derivation, gu means darkness and ru the one who dispels it — the guru is the one who removes the darkness of ignorance. Guru Purnima is the day to acknowledge those from whom one has received true knowledge.
Other major festivals in 2005
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2005
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 2005
- Maha Shivaratri — 8 March 2005
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 2005
- Holi — 26 March 2005
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 2005
- Ram Navami — 17 April 2005
- Akshaya Tritiya — 11 May 2005
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 8 July 2005
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 2005
- Raksha Bandhan — 19 August 2005
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 2005
- Hartalika Teej — 6 September 2005
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 2005
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 2005
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 2005
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 2005
- Durga Ashtami — 11 October 2005
- Maha Navami — 12 October 2005
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 2005
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 2005
- Dhanteras — 30 October 2005
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 2005
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 1 November 2005
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 2005
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 2005
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 2005
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 2005
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 2005
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