Every year Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated on the 13th of Chetra Shukla in India. The people of India visit the important pilgrimages of Jains. They are Sravanbelgola in Karnataka, Girnar and Palithana in Gujarat and Sammed Shikharji in Jharkhand. The famous Jain pilgrimages in Rajasthan are Mahaviiji in Karoli, Dada badi and Soni JiKi Nashia in Ajmer, Rishab Deva, Chand- Kheri, Rankpur and Jaisalmer. Thus, one can see the impact of the Jain philosophy on the Indian society.
