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Sacred Calendar

TITHI · PARVA · FESTIVALS

◑SHUKLA
TODAY · SUNDAY, 1 MARCH
Shukla Tritiya
3rd day of bright halfKartik month
Next parva:Shukla Ashtami— Fri, 6 Mar (in 5 days)
COMING SOON
SAT14MAR
☸
Mahavir JayantiMAJOR
in 13 days

Birthday of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara

◑ Shukla Purnima · Parva
📜Acaranga Sutra — on Mahavira's life and renunciation
MON13APR
🌸
Akshaya Tritiya
in 43 days

Breaking of Rishabhanatha's fast — auspicious giving day

◐ Krishna Pratipada
📜Tattvartha Sutra — on the first Tirthankara
SAT22AUG
✦
Paryushana begins (Shvetambara)MAJOR
in 174 days

8 days of the holiest Jain festival — fasting, scripture, atonement

◐ Krishna Chaturdashi · Parva
📜Kalpasutra — recited during Paryushana
2026
March
1 event
SAT14MAR
☸
Mahavir JayantiMAJOR
in 13 days

Birthday of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara

◑ Shukla Purnima · Parva
📜Acaranga Sutra — on Mahavira's life and renunciation
2026
April
1 event
MON13APR
🌸
Akshaya Tritiya
in 43 days

Breaking of Rishabhanatha's fast — auspicious giving day

◐ Krishna Pratipada
📜Tattvartha Sutra — on the first Tirthankara
2026
August
2 events
SAT22AUG
✦
Paryushana begins (Shvetambara)MAJOR
in 174 days

8 days of the holiest Jain festival — fasting, scripture, atonement

◐ Krishna Chaturdashi · Parva
📜Kalpasutra — recited during Paryushana
TUE25AUG
🙏
Samvatsari (Shvetambara)MAJOR
in 177 days

Day of universal forgiveness — Micchami Dukkadam

◑ Shukla Dvitiya
📜Uttaradhyayana Sutra — on forgiveness and equanimity
2026
September
2 events
TUE1SEP
◈
Das Lakshana begins (Digambara)MAJOR
in 184 days

10 days of austerity — one attribute of Dharma per day

◑ Shukla Navami
📜Tattvartha Sutra — the 10 Dharmas
THU10SEP
🙏
Kshamavani (Digambara)MAJOR
in 193 days

Day of forgiveness — seeking pardon from all

◐ Krishna Tritiya
📜Uttaradhyayana Sutra 29 — on compassion
2026
October
2 events
TUE20OCT
🪔
Diwali — Mahavira NirvanaMAJOR
in 233 days

Mahavira attained moksha on this night at Pawapuri

◐ Krishna Chaturdashi · Parva
📜Tattvartha Sutra 10 — on Liberation
WED21OCT
🌟
Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat)
in 234 days

The day after Mahavira's nirvana — new year begins

◐ Krishna Amavasya · Parva
📜Navkar Mantra — the supreme prayer
2026
November
1 event
THU5NOV
📖
Gyaan Panchami
in 249 days

Day of knowledge — worship of scriptures and books

◑ Shukla Purnima · Parva
📜Tattvartha Sutra 1 — on Right Knowledge

Dates follow the Jain lunar calendar and may vary by a day.
Shvetambara and Digambara observances are noted separately.