CHANDIGARH, INDIA, July 2012 (pardaphash.com): The traditional festival of Guru Purnima, which falls on the day of full moon Purnima, usually in July, was celebrated across the city on Tuesday with full enthusiasm. All the spiritual aspirants and devotees offered prayers for the well being of their gurus and teachers. As per the reports, on this day, Gayatri Parivar Trust in Chandigarh performed Gayatri Maha Yajna in Pracheen Hanuman Mandir in Sector 32 for the welfare of humanity.
According to a Panchkula-based priest, Guru Purnima is an auspicious day meant to express gratitude towards a guru one believes in. It honors the guru-shishya tradition. The day of full moon, Purnima, in the month of Ashadh of the Hindu calendar is traditionally celebrated as Guru Purnima.