A special worship is performed on this day to all teachers and is called Guru Purnima.

Worship of the great Vyasa, the author of the great epic Mahabharata, is a part of the celebration. On this day students visit their elders, teachers and guides in order to show respect to them with gifts of coconuts, cloths and sweets.

These gifts are called gurudakshina. Discourses are held in community gatherings to hear the readings of the holy books.