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NASA tweets about Guru Purnima celebrating Thunder Moon 9th July

 

 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tweets Guru Purnima festival celebration as Hay Moon, Ripe Corn Moon and Thunder Moon

Guru Purnima is one of the most important festival of Hindu community in India. This year Guru Purnima is being celebrated today across India on Sunday July 9, 2017. This day is special for Teacher and pupil. Students celebrate this day along with their teachers.

USA Space Agency NASA makes this grand festival Guru Purnima as special festival tweeting about moon the way it get celebrated across the world with different names.

NASA's tweets about Full Moon on 9th July as Thundermoon celebration

NASA tweets that this weakened full moon be Guru Purnima is also known as Hay Moon, Ripe Corn Moon and Thunder Moon across the world for many reasons. In the tweet NASA put Guru Purnima at first place raising eethical importance of the occassion.

According to the Hindu calendar, the Guru Purnima is celebrated on Purnima of Ashadha Month (Lune-July).

According to Hindu religion this day is also known for Maharishi Vedvyas birth ceremony.


 

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