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.
