Mahavir Jayanti 2025 Date: Know the history, noteworthiness, and celebration of the Jain celebration in India

The celebration is celebrated on the 13th day of the Chaitra month by the Hindu calendar, which is why the date of Mahavir Jayanti contrasts each year; in any case, it as a rule compares to between March and April of the Gregorian calendar; in 2025, it'll fall on April 10, Thursday.

According to Drik Panchang, this year will mark the 2623rd birth commemoration of Ruler Mahavir, with Trayodashi Tithi beginning on April 09, 2025, at 10:

55 PM, and finishing on April 11, 2025, at 01:

00 AM.

Born as Vardhamana into the regal family, to Ruler Trishala and Ruler Siddhartha at Kundagram, present-day Bihar, India, in 599 BC, Mahavira, which translates to “the extraordinary hero,” disavowed his eminence and worldly joys and accomplished Kevala Jnana (omniscience or incomparable information), stamping his change as an otherworldly pioneer.

Investing another 30 years in a long-time voyage over India to instruct his logic of Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truth), Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (chastity), and Aparigraha (non-attachment), which afterward became the fundamental principles of Jainism.

On Mahavira Jayanti, individuals check the celebration by going by sanctuaries to offer supplications, contemplate, and peruse sacred writings, in addition to acts of charity. It is to a great extent celebrated by Jain populations in India, Nepal, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Rath Yatra may be a fantastic parade carried on roads with the icon of Lord Mahavira put on a chariot and aficionados going with it while singing psalms and presenting supplications.

The importance behind the day lies in reinforcing community and family bonds through shared ceremonies and social honors while advancing the widespread message of peace and non-violence.