Mahavir Jayanti

Mahavira Janma celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of present Avasarpiṇi.
On the Gregorian calendar, the festivity occurs either in March or April.

Religious/Ethnic Group: Jain

Tradition/Practices: It is celebrated with prayers, processions, temple visits, charitable acts, and a focus on his teachings of nonviolence and compassion.