MAHAVIR JAYANTI

Mahavir jayanti is observed by Jains as birth anniversary of sage Mahavir. Mahavir, also known as Vardhamana, established core tenets of Jainism. Mahavir was the 24th and the last Jain sage.

Mahavir was born on thirteenth day of the rising moon of Chaitra month (which was Trayodashi Tithi during Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month). Mahavir was born during 599 B.C. and disappeared in 527 B.C. at the age of 72. Mahavir was born at Kundalagrama which is situated under Vaishali district in Bihar.

Mahavir Jayanti is the most important religious festival celebrated by Jains in India and around the world. The festival is also referred to as Mahavir Janma Kalyanak. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Mahavira, the twenty fourth and the last Tirthankara of Kalyuga, the present time cycle. Mahavir Jayanti is generally celebrated in the month of Chaitra and this year it is celebrated on April 19. Mahavira was born in 599 BCE to King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala of the Ikshvaku Dynasty. It’s believed that Trishala, when pregnant had a number of auspicious dreams all of which were interpreted to welcome a great soul who’d either be a world teacher or a world ruler.

It was celebrated this year in margao .