Guru Purnima 2021 Date, tithi history, significance of Ashada Purnima
People will celebrate Guru Purnima on Saturday (July 24). On this day, students pay respect to their gurus and it's celebrated on the birth anniversary of Veda Vyasa. Guru Purnima is also known as Vyasa Purnima or Ashada Purnima as falls in the month of Ashadh.
The full moon day of the Hindu month of 'Ashada' is a day that is very sacred and especially so, as it is a day to worship the Great Indian sage Vyasa. He was an Indian saint credited with editing all the four Indian Vedas and writing the 18 Hindu Puranas and authoring the Holy Shrimad Bhagavata and the story of Mahabharata.
The Guru of Gurus Dattatreya is said to have been taught by Sage Vyasa. This day is thus considered to be a very knowledge-oriented day for all Hindus.