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| Happy Mahavir Jayanti |
Mahavir Jayanti means the birth anniversay of 24th and the last Tirthankara,Vardhman Mahavir The founder of Jainism.It is the most important religious holiday celebrated mainly by Jainism.Mahavir was one the great prophets and social reformer of India.He was son of King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala. It is said that when Mahavir was born ,the god king Indra bathed himself with celestial milk, a ritual marking him as Tirthankar.Mahavir associated himself with many episodes of fearlessness that gave him the name 'Mahavir'.
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| Happy Mahavir Jayanti |
He always choose to become great human redeemer. Lord Mahavir spread the message of salvation to the world and had many followers. Mahavir left his mortal coils at the age of 71 on Deepawali Day, but the lamp of peace he lit continues to glow throughout the myriads lights of the festivals of light.
Mahavir Jayanti is celeberated by giving a bath ceremonial bath to the statues of Mahavira and devotees make offering of rice, milk ,fruits and incense. It is also known as abhisheka.Many Jains go to temple to meditate and offer prayer and some of them engage themselves in different types of charitable act.
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