Mahavira Nirvana — Jain Deepawali

Lord Mahavira

Jain

Get a reminder before the next Mahavira Nirvana — Jain Deepawali

At 7pm the evening before, each time it comes around. Turn it off anytime.

Dates shown for India (default). Enable JavaScript to set a reminder for your location.

The night Lord Mahavira attained nirvana — Jains light lamps to honour the light of his knowledge and observe prayer and fasting

Dates 2026–2027

November 8, 2026October 29, 2027

Mantra

णमो अरिहंताणं णमो सिद्धाणं णमो आयरियाणं णमो उवज्झायाणं णमो लोए सव्वसाहूणं

Namo Arihantanam Namo Siddhanam Namo Ayariyanam Namo Uvajjhayanam Namo Loe Savva-Sahunam

I bow to the Arihantas · I bow to the Siddhas · I bow to the Acharyas · I bow to the Upadhyayas · I bow to all the Sadhus — the five supreme beings

✦ Special Note

Light a diya in your home and offer the light to the five supreme beings. Jains celebrate this as a spiritual Deepawali — the inner light that can never be extinguished.

Always Allowed

Boiled water — consumed only between sunrise and sunset

Avoided Year-Round

Root vegetables — potatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, radishes, beetroot, turnip (anything underground)Eggplant (brinjal) and multi-seeded vegetables including green chilliesMushrooms and cauliflowerMeat, fish, eggsHoneyAlcohol and fermented foods — yeast breads, vinegar, picklesEating after sunset — never, on any dayCold, iced, or unboiled water — all water must be boiled

Additional Restrictions

Ekasana — one complete Jain meal before sunset only. No second meal, no snacking.Allowed on this day: rice, dal (moong, chana, urad, tur), roti, non-root vegetables, fresh fruits, nuts, seeds, ghee, and mild dry spices.Dairy mixed with pulses is not recommended on Ekasana days.Many devotees observe a full Upvas (water only) on this most sacred night.

Meal Idea

Warm milk with saffron and raw sugar — a pure, sweet satvik offering on the night of Mahavira's nirvana

Related vrats

Prioritising the same tradition and category, with related tradition or family entries when fewer than six exist.

Anant Chaturdashi — September 25, 2026Same tradition and category
Choviar (Chowvihar) — January 6, 2026Same tradition and category
Gyan Pancham — Jain Festival of Knowledge — November 13, 2026Same tradition and category
Jain New Year — VNS 2553 Begins — November 9, 2026Same tradition and category
Kshamavani — Digambara Forgiveness Day — September 27, 2026Same tradition and category
Mahavir Jayanti — March 30, 2026Same tradition and category

Browse all Jain observances →

Get a reminder before the next Mahavira Nirvana — Jain Deepawali

At 7pm the evening before, each time it comes around. Turn it off anytime.

Remind me

Dates shown for India (default). Enable JavaScript to set a reminder for your location.

Track this vrat in the app

Personalised timings, reminders, and fasting guides for your tradition.

Open VRAT App →