Mahavira Janma Kalyanaka

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
Vardhaman Mahavira image at Keelakuyilkudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Official nameMahavir Janma Kalyanak
Observed byJains
TypeReligious, India (national holiday)
SignificanceBirth Anniversary of Mahavira
CelebrationsGoing to the Jain Temple
ObservancesPrayers, religious rituals
DateChaitra Shudda Triyodashi (teras) (Vira Nirvana Samvat)
2025 date10 April
2026 date31 March
FrequencyAnnual

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.