| Datta Jayanti | |
|---|---|
 Painting of Dattatreya, Raja Ravi Varma | |
| Also called | Dattatreya Jayanti |
| Observed by | Prayers and religious rituals, including puja to Dattatreya |
| Type | Hindu |
| Significance | Fasting, meditation and prayers day |
Datta Jayanti, also known as Dattatreya Jayanti (Sanskrit: दत्तात्रेयजयंती, romanized: Dattātreyajayantī), is a Hindu festival, commemorating the birth of the Hindu deity Dattatreya (Datta), a combined form of the Hindu male divine trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Margashirsha (Agrahayana) month according to the Hindu calendar (December/January) throughout the country, and in particular in Maharashtra.[2][3]
- ^ "2012 Dattatreya Jayanti". Dripanchang. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi (2006). Religious Basis Of Hindu Beliefs. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-81-288-1239-2. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Sunil Sehgal (1999). Encyclopaedia of Hinduism: C-G. Sarup & Sons. pp. 501–. ISBN 978-81-7625-064-1. Retrieved 10 December 2012.