Mahavir Jayanti in India

Name in other languages

Name	Language
महावीर जयंती	Hindi
Mahavir Jayanti	English
Mahavir Jayanti	German
Mahavir Jayanti	Norwegian

Mahavir Jayanti Observances

Note: During a gazetted holiday, government offices and most businesses are closed so people have a day off work.

Holiday currently only shown for years 2005–2019.

Weekday	Date	Year	Name	Holiday Type
Wed	Apr 28	2010	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
Sat	Apr 16	2011	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
Thu	Apr 5	2012	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
Wed	Apr 24	2013	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
Sun	Apr 13	2014	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
Thu	Apr 2	2015	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
Wed	Apr 20	2016	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
Sun	Apr 9	2017	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
Thu	Mar 29	2018	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
Wed	Apr 17	2019	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday

Quick Facts

Mahavir Jayanti 2018

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Mahavir Jayanti 2019

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

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Note: During a gazetted holiday, government offices and most businesses are closed so people have a day off work.

List of dates for other years

Other holidays in March 2019 in India

Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri – Monday, March 4, 2019
Holika Dahana – Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Holi – Thursday, March 21, 2019

Fun Holiday on March 29, 2019

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