| Mahavir Janma Kalyanak | |
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 Vardhaman Mahavira image at Keelakuyilkudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. | |
| Official name | Mahavir Janma Kalyanak |
| Observed by | Jains |
| Type | Religious, India (national holiday) |
| Significance | Birth Anniversary of Mahavira |
| Celebrations | Going to the Jain Temple |
| Observances | Prayers, religious rituals |
| Date | Chaitra Sud Triyodashi (teras) (Vira Nirvana Samvat) |
| Frequency | Annual |
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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.
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