Mahavir Jayanti in India

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When Is Mahavir Jayanti 2022?

14Apr2022IndiaThu, Apr 14, 2022 Add to calendar

Quick Facts

This year:	Thu, Apr 14, 2022
Next year:	Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Last year:	Sun, Apr 25, 2021
Type:	Gazetted Holiday

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Is Mahavir Jayanti a Public Holiday?

Mahavir Jayanti is a public holiday. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed.

Mahavir Jayanti Observances

Holiday currently only shown for years 2005–2025.

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

Year	Weekday	Date	Name	Holiday Type
2005	Fri	Apr 22	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2006	Tue	Apr 11	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2007	Sat	Mar 31	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2008	Fri	Apr 18	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2009	Tue	Apr 7	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2010	Wed	Apr 28	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2011	Sat	Apr 16	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2012	Thu	Apr 5	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2013	Wed	Apr 24	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2014	Sun	Apr 13	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2015	Thu	Apr 2	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2016	Wed	Apr 20	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2017	Sun	Apr 9	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2018	Thu	Mar 29	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2019	Wed	Apr 17	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2020	Mon	Apr 6	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2021	Sun	Apr 25	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2022	Thu	Apr 14	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2023	Tue	Apr 4	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2024	Sun	Apr 21	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
2025	Thu	Apr 10	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday

While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.

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Other Names and Languages

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

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