• Saturday 1st Oct 2016

Maharaja Agresen Jayanti

Maharaj Agrasen Jayanti is the birth day of Maharaj Agrasen. The Agrawal and Agrahari people group follow their source to Maharaj Agrasena. Maharaj Agrasen Jayanti 2016 date is October 1. The birth commemoration is yearly seen on the principal day of the waxing period of moon in Ashwin month – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Pratipada. The prevalent view is that Maharaja Agrasen was a contemporary of Sri Krishna. He was a Suryavanshi King in Dwapar Yuga. There are various different records that associate Agrasena Maharaj with Sri Krishna.

Legend has that Agrasena Maharaj did extreme Tapas and conjured Shiva, who exhorted him to worship Goddess Lakshmi. Agrasena Maharaj then performed tapas for Goddess Lakshmi. She showed up and requesting that he take up business calling for the success of his kin. Along these lines Agrawal and Agrahari people group individuals take after the custom of business. Maharaj Agrasen Jayanti is watched every year on the primary day of the waxing period of moon in Ashwin month – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Pratipada.