Mahavira Janma Kalyanaka
| 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 Shudda Triyodashi (teras) (Vira Nirvana Samvat) |
| 2025 date | 10 April |
| 2026 date | 31 March |
| Frequency | Annual |
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Mahavira Janma Kalyanaka is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last Tīrthaṅkara (supreme preacher) of present Avasarpiṇī. On the Gregorian calendar, the festivity occurs either in March or April.