Guru Purnima

Guru Purnima (Hindi: गुरु पूर्णिमा, Tamil: குரு பூர்ணிமா, Telugu: గురుపౌర్ణమి, Malayalam: ഗുരു പൂർണിമ, Gujarati: ગુરુ પૂર્ણિમા) also spelled Guru Poornima is the day to commemorate the importance of the 'Guru' or the teacher in one's life. According to spiritual experts, it is the Guru who transcends an individual from the vicious cycle of life and death and helps realize the reality of the eternal 'aatma' or conscience.