PM to inaugurate 2550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvan Mahotsav on April 21 

DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 2550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvan Mahotsav on the auspicious occasion of Mahaveer Jayanti at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi at 10 am on April 21. The PM will release a commemorative stamp and coin on the occasion, a release stated.
Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankar, illuminated the path of peaceful co-existence and universal brotherhood through Jain principles like Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (chastity), and Aparigraha (non-attachment).
Jains celebrate five Kalyanak’s (major events) of every Tirthankar, including Mahavir Swami Ji: Chyavana/Garbha (Conception) Kalyanak; Janma (Birth) Kalyanak; Diksha (Renunciation) Kalyanak; Kevaljnana (Omniscience) Kalyanak; and Nirvana (Liberation/Ultimate Salvation) Kalyanak. 21st April 2024 is the Janma Kalyanak of Bhagwan Mahavir Swami, and the government is commemorating the occasion with the Jain community by organizing a cultural programme in Bharat Mandapam, along with saints from the Jain community gracing the occasion and blessing the congregation, the release added.