India celebrating importance of ‘guru’ for past 5,000 years, says CM Yogi Adityanath

GORAKHPUR: On the occasion of Guru Purnima on Saturday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed puja and aarti at the Gorakhnath temple and also held a ‘janata darshan’. Addressing devotees at the Gorakhnath temple, he said that the tradition of ‘guru-shishya’ (teacher-taught) in the country is 5,000 years old which is unparalleled in the world.
“We are celebrating the importance of ‘guru’ (teacher) for the past 5,000 years. Maharshi Ved Vyas gave a new direction to India. Our history is much older than 5,000 years. Any other culture or civilization does not have such an old written history.”
On Covid-19 pandemic, the CM said, “For the last 1.5 years, the entire world as well as India are facing its challenge. Places like America and Europe have very strong health infrastructure but were defeated by the pandemic. However, life should be lived with liveliness. We are celebrating the festival while following corona guidelines and with a limited number of people.”
The programme of Guru Purnima started at 5am and along with Gorakshjpeethadhishwar Yogi Adityanath, ‘sadhus’ and ‘sants’ performed ‘aarti’ from 6.30am to 7am. From 10am to 12noon, ‘bhajan kirtan’ was performed at Smriti Bhawan hall of the Gorakhnath temple. At 1pm, ‘sahbhoj’ was organized and ‘tilokatsav’ was not performed, said manager of Gorakhnath temple Dwarika Tiwari.