Mahavir Jayanti 2025 Date in India: Mahavir Jayanti, additionally known as Mahaveer Janma Kalyanak, is a big Jain pageant that marks the delivery of Lord Mahavir, the twenty fourth and the final Tirthankara, the religious instructor and enlightened one in Jainism.
The pageant is widely known on the thirteenth day of the Chaitra month by the Hindu calendar, which is why the date of Mahavir Jayanti differs annually; nonetheless, it normally corresponds to between March and April of the Gregorian calendar; in 2025, it would fall on April 10, Thursday.
In line with Drik Panchang, this 12 months will mark the 2623rd delivery anniversary of Lord Mahavir, with Trayodashi Tithi ranging from April 09, 2025, at 10:55 PM, and ending on April 11, 2025, at 01:00 AM.
Born as Vardhamana into the royal household, to Queen Trishala and King Siddhartha at Kundagram, present-day Bihar, India, in 599 BC, Mahavira, which interprets to “the nice hero,” renounced his royalty and world pleasures and attained Kevala Jnana (omniscience or supreme information), marking his transformation as a religious chief.
Spending the subsequent 30 years travelling throughout India to show his philosophy of Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (reality), Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (chastity), and Aparigraha (non-attachment), later grew to become the elemental rules of Jainism.
On Mahavira Jayanti, individuals mark the pageant by visiting temples to supply prayers, meditate, and the studying of scriptures, along with acts of charity. It’s largely celebrated by Jain populations, in India, Nepal, the USA, and the UK.
Rath Yatra is among the main highlights of the pageant. (File/Categorical Photograph by Pavan Khengre)
Rath Yatra is a grand procession carried on streets with the idol of Lord Mahavira positioned on a chariot and devotees accompanying it whereas singing hymns and reciting prayers.
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