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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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