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Jain Festival, Festivals In India, Paryushan, Maha Parv, Jainism Festival, Jain Parva, Akshaya Tritiya, Kartik Purnima, Diwali, Mahavir Jayanti, Adinath Jayanti
Jain Festivals | Tattva Gyan
The festival of Maun Ekadashi (also known as Maun Agyaras) is an auspicious Jain festival which falls on the 11th day of the month Magshar (Magshar Sud 11).
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is the main Jain festival. Mahavirswami is the twenty-fourth Tirthankar. He was born in 599 BC at Kshatriyakund near modern Patna in Bihar.
Mahavir Jayanti Celebration - Jain Festival in India - Mahavir Jayanthi
Mahavir Jayanti is the most important Jain festival. It celebrates the birth of Saint Mahavir in a small town called Vaishali. The importance of the festival owes to the fact that Saint Mahavir was the founder of Jainism as a religion.
Mahaviralayam Jain Museum - Chaumasi Parva Festival
It is the 15th day of the first month- Kartik in the Gujarati calander. After the four months of rainy season (Chaturmas), the pilgrimage of Shatrunjaya reapons. It is said that the meaning of the Shatrunjaya is winning over enemies. The pilgrimage of Shatrunjaya is performed to win over the Karma-enemy.
Mahaviralayam Jain Museum - Gyan Panchami Festival
This festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the month of Kartik. It is also known as 'Saubhagya Pachami' and as the 'Labha Panchami'.