Mahavir Janma Kalyanak

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
Vardhaman Mahavira image at Keelakuyilkudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Official nameMahavir Janma Kalyanak
Observed byJains
TypeReligious, India (national holiday)
SignificanceBirth Anniversary of Mahavira
CelebrationsGoing to the Jain Temple
ObservancesPrayers, religious rituals
DateChaitra Sud Triyodashi (teras) (Vira Nirvana Samvat)
FrequencyAnnual

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of present Avasarpiṇī.[a] On the Gregorian calendar, the holiday occurs either in March or April.

  1. ^ "Mahavir Jayanti in India".


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