Shiv Jayanti

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti is a festival and public holiday of the Indian state of Maharashtra. This festival is celebrated on February 19 (according to Julian date), celebrating the birth anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj, the first Chhatrapati and founder of the Maratha Empire, Some people celebrate this day by Hindu Calendar in Maharashtra.[1][2]

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj birth anniversary
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shiv Shankar
Official nameChatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
Also calledShivajayanti, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj birth anniversary.
Observed byCommunity, Historical Celebrations
TypeSocial
SignificanceCelebrates the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Celebrations1 Day
Observances2 times a year
Ends20 February
Date19 February 1870 (according to Julian date)
FrequencyYearly

History

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti was started by Mahatma Jyotirao Phule in 1870. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule discovered the tomb of Shivaji Maharaj on Raigad, which is around 100 km from Pune. Shiv Jayanti is the birth anniversary of great Maratha ruler Shivaji.

Shiv Jayanti is the birth anniversary of great Maratha ruler Shivaji . Shiv Jayanti is celebrated every year on Indian Solar 30th Magh or Gregorian 19 February. Shivaji Maharaj was born on Indian Solar Magh 30, 1551/Gregorian February 19, 1630, in Shivneri Fort. Shivaji Maharaj is considered as the greatest Maratha ruler who carved an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that became the start of the Maratha Empire. At the young age of 16, Shivaji seized the Torna fort and by the age of 17 had seized the Raigad and Kondana forts. Shivaji Maharaj as he is popularly known was named Shivaji Bhonsle and was a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji Maharaj promoted the use of Marathi and Sanskrit in court and administration, rather than using Persian which was the norm in those times.

References
  1. Pagadi, Shivaji 1983, p. 98: "It was a bid for Hindawi Swarajya (Indian rule), a term in use in Marathi sources of history."
  2. Smith, Wilfred C. (1981), On Understanding Islam: Selected Studies, Walter de Gruyter, p. 195, ISBN 978-3-11-082580-0
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