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IN PHOTOS: Mahavir Jayanti observed with devotion and tradition across India

Updated On: 10 April, 2025 02:25 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

From Hyderabad to Gurugram, devotees across the country came together on Thursday to celebrate the serene and spiritual festival of Mahavir Jayanti. (Pics/PTI)

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Members of the Jain community participated in a vibrant procession on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti in Hyderabad on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Pic/PTI

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Members of the Jain community participated in a vibrant procession on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti in Hyderabad on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Pic/PTI
Women of the Jain community comes together in Thane to honor the jayanti of Lord Mahavir

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Women of the Jain community comes together in Thane to honor the jayanti of Lord Mahavir

Dressed in traditional attire, devotees in Solapur proudly take part in a colorful procession to celebrate Mahavir Jayanti

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Dressed in traditional attire, devotees in Solapur proudly take part in a colorful procession to celebrate Mahavir Jayanti

Femal devotees in Chennai joined the Mahavir Jayanti procession in full festive spirit

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Femal devotees in Chennai joined the Mahavir Jayanti procession in full festive spirit

Mahavira Janma Kalyanaka is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism

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Mahavira Janma Kalyanaka is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism

Marking the birth of Lord Mahavir, devotees in Gurugram paid their respects with prayers and offerings inside a richly decorated temple

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Marking the birth of Lord Mahavir, devotees in Gurugram paid their respects with prayers and offerings inside a richly decorated temple

Jain scriptures state that Mahavira was born on the thirteenth day of the waxing moon in the month of Chaitra, in 599 BC

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Jain scriptures state that Mahavira was born on the thirteenth day of the waxing moon in the month of Chaitra, in 599 BC

As per Shvetambara tradition, he was born in Kshatriyakund of Bihar

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As per Shvetambara tradition, he was born in Kshatriyakund of Bihar

The streets of Bhopal came alive as devotees dressed in traditional attire participated in the Mahavir Jayanti procession

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The streets of Bhopal came alive as devotees dressed in traditional attire participated in the Mahavir Jayanti procession

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