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Guru Purnima or Vyasa Purnima holds great cultural significance as it is an opportunity to show our respect for our teachers and mentors who have moulded us into what we are today.
Guru Purnima is celebrated on the day on which Lord Shiva taught the seven sages from the Vedas, in the avatar of Adi Guru or the original guru.
Another story reveals that the day was a full moon day when Lord Shiva, the first Yogi, seamlessly transformed himself into the avatar of Adi Guru, the first guru.
The story says that Lord Shiva appeared in the Himalayas and people went to watch this sudden appearance.
Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment on this full moon day and spread his first sermon in Sarnath.
For the Jains, Mahavir Swami – the 24th Tirthankar of Jain, took Indrabhuti Gautam as his first Disciple as his first disciple on this day.