Guru Purnima Jul 10, 2025

Guru Purnima

A full moon, a full heart and a timeless tradition—Guru Purnima is a day to celebrate the guiding lights in our lives. Observed across India, Nepal and Bhutan by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, this sacred festival honours both spiritual and academic mentors. Celebrated on the full moon of Ashadha, it is also known as Vyasa Purnima, commemorating the birth of sage Veda Vyasa, the legendary author of the "Mahabharata" and compiler of the "Vedas."

© Amith Nag Photography/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

A scented sea of purple
A beach of many colours
Jul 10, 2024Collared aracari

More Desktop Wallpapers:

An old bridge in a new light
Aug 7, 2025Malshej Ghat, Maharashtra
Take a hike!
Sep 16, 2023Splügen Pass, Switzerland
Aug 6, 2024Molokini crater, Maui, Hawaii, USA
May 16, 2024International Day of Light
Apr 11, 2026Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Aug 9, 2024Hang Sơn Đoòng, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
Mar 24, 2024Silvereyes
Jul 14, 2025Shark Awareness Day
Amber waves of grain
A city so nice they made it twice
Why are blackbirds tied to winter?
Beauty all around
Jul 11, 2024World Population Day
A sky full of stars
Where the humpback whale sings
Oct 31, 2023Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
Jan 9, 2025Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia
Dec 16, 2024Salzburg, Austria
Oct 15, 2025Amethyst laccaria mushrooms, Seabeck, Washington, United States
Nov 25, 2023Toledo, Spain
There’s more to Pisa than leaning towers
Nov 21, 2024Lion cubs, South Africa
Jun 23, 2024Dhaka, Bangladesh
More of a moustache than a beard?
A place where Buddha attained enlightenment
Nov 23, 2025Fibonacci Day
Underwater underground
Canoeing in solitude