Mahavir Jayanti

Mahavir Jayanti is one of the significant religious celebrations in India. The day is most significant to the Jains as Mahavira is regarded as the last Tirthankara. The day is celebrated mainly with the purpose of commemorating the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir. The festival is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm throughout India.

Mahavira was born in 615 BC though there is a contrary belief which says that he was born in 599 BC. He is believed to be the son of Siddharta and Trisala. The expected mother is believed to have seen 16 auspicious dreams. The interpretation of the dream stated that he would be the emperor of Teerthankar.

The day is mainly celebrated among the Jain community. However, it percolates to the rest of the society as well. The day is mainly celebrated by organizing a grand chariot procession. The Jain community also visits the various sacred sites and engages themselves in worshipping the Tirthankaras.

Festivals in Rajasthan

Alwar Festival	Baneshwar Fair
Banganga Fair Jaipur	Biswakarma Puja
Brij Festival Bharatpur	Camel Festival Bikaner
Chandrabhaga Fair Jhalawar	Christmas Festival Rajasthan
Desert Festival Jaisalmer	Desert Kite Festival Jodhpur
Diwali Festival Rajasthan	Dussehra Festival Kota
Dussehra/ Vijay Dashmi	Easter Festival Rajasthan
Elephant Festival Jaipur	Gandhi Jayanti Rajasthan
Gangaur Festival Jaipur	Gogamedi Fair
Good Friday Rajasthan	Guru Purnima Rajasthan
Holi Festivals In Rajasthan	Id-ul-Fitar Rajasthan
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakri-Id)	International Kite Festival Jaipur

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Time of Mahavir Jayanti

The festival is all set to be celebrated on March 28, this year.

Indianholiday.com offers a number of tours to take part in the celebration of Mahavir Jayanti..

Festivals in April 2012

Festival Name	Festivals Day/Date
Ram Navmi	1 Apr, Sunday
April Fool's Day	1 Apr, Sunday
Arattupuzha pooram	4 Apr, Wednesday
Bengali New Year (Bohag Bihu )	4 Apr, Wednesday
Mahavir Jayanti	5 Apr, Thursday
Good Friday	6 Apr, Friday
Hanuman Jayanti	6 Apr, Friday
Easter	8 Apr, Sunday
Baisakhi	13 Apr, Friday
Jalianwala Day	13 Apr, Friday
Tamil New Year	13 Apr, Wednesday
Vishu Festival	14 Apr, Saturday
Ambedkar Jayanti	14 Apr, Saturday
Tulip Festival	16 - 21 Apr, Monday(starting)
World Haemophilia Day	17 Apr, Tuesday
World Heritage Day	18 Apr, Wednesday
Earth Day	22 Apr, Sunday
Akshay Tritiya	24 Apr, Tuesday
Parshuram Jayanti	24 Apr, Tuesday
Manav Ekta Divas	24 Apr, Tuesday
Marwar Fair	28 - 29 Oct, Sunday-Monday
Railway Week	April
Sai Baba Puja Utsav	April
Samta Diwas	April