Guru Purnima 2020 date: Guru Purnima is an important day dedicated to the Guru or teacher/mentor. Read on to know the legends associated with it and why it is celebrated and how is it relevant even today. In India, Guru (teacher or a mentor) is revered and hailed as the one who imparts education to a child and enlightens him or her. The life of a child is incomplete without the presence of a Guru, and hence the importance. The Purnima Tithi (Full Moon day) in the month of Ashadha is meant for the worship of Guru. It is also believed to be the day, when Veda Vyasa, the author and one of the characters of the Mahabharata was born. Read on to know more about Guru Purnima and when it will be celebrated this year. ...