Tuesday 11th July saw the actual Guru Purnima. The moon was full and high over Cabella, many Yogis gathered in the courtyard outside Shri Mataji’s house. There was an atmosphere of devotion pervading the air as everyone prepared to pay their respects and offer their devotion to Shri Mataji.

Individually Shri Mataji received each collective and they offered flowers and gifts. Nation by nation they came, then collective by collective until finally the Yuva Shakti and then the children from Dharmsala school offered Her flowers. There was a beautiful embroidery by Iran which had taken 1,900 hours to complete and featured Shri Mataji in the middle with the names of other Gurus around Her.