PM Narendra Modi inaugurated 2550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvan Mahotsav in New Delhi

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated 2550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvan Mahotsav in New Delhi on 21 April 2024.
He inaugurated the Mahotsav at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on the occasion of Mahaveer Jayanti.
He said over 25 crore Indians have come out of poverty.
PM Modi also launched a commemorative stamp and coin on the occasion.
Bhagwan Mahavir was the 24th Tirthankar. 21st April 2024 is the Janma Kalyanak of Bhagwan Mahavir Swami.
Government is organising a cultural programme in Bharat Mandapam to celebrate the occasion with the Jain community.
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is one of the key religious festivals in Jainism. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira.
Mahavira is also known as Vardhamana. His mother was Trishala and his father was Siddhartha.
He was the successor of the 23rd Jain Tirthankara Parshvanatha.
Jains celebrate Mahavir Janma Kalyanak every year on the 13th day of Chaitra month.