MAHAVIR JAYANTI PHOTOES AND INFORMATION
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak or Mahavir Jayanti is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism . It celebrates the birth of Mahavir , the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of present Avasarpiṇī . [a] As per the Gregorian calendar , the holiday occurs either in March or April. [3] It is also known as 'Veer Teras,' highlighting the 13th 'Sud' day of the Chaitra month of the Jain Calendar BIRTH According to Jain texts, Mahavir was born on the thirteenth day of the bright half of the moon in the month of chitra in the year 599 BCE (Chaitra Sud 13). [4] [5] Most modern historians consider Kundagram (which is today's Kundalpur in Champaran district of Bihar) as his birthplace. [6] Mahavir was born in a democratic kingdom (Ganarajya), Vajji, where the king was chosen by votes. Vaishali was its capital. [7] Mahavir was named 'Vardhamana', meaning "One who grows", because of the i...