Pratap Jayanti

Pratap Jayanti
Pratap Jayanti
Official name	Pratap Jayanti
Observed by	Predominantly Rajasthanis, but also in other parts of India
Liturgical color	Saffron (color)
Type	Historic, Ethnic
Significance	Annual birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap
Celebrations	Puja, Processions
Date	9 May
Next time	9 May 2025
Frequency	Annual
Started by	Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha

Pratap Jayanti (Hindi: प्रताप जयंती), also known as Maharana Pratap Jayanti, is a festival and a public holiday in Rajasthan, marking the birth anniversary of the Indian ruler Maharana Pratap. It is usually celebrated on 9 May,^[1] but some also celebrate it on 22 May.^[2]

Background

Date

The day is celebrated as the birth of Rajput king, Maharana Pratap born on 9 May 1540, though due to change from the Julian calendar to Gregorian calendar it has been calculated to be on 22nd date of month of May.^[3]

Though many Hindus celebrate the occasion as per the Hindu calendar on the 3rd lunar day of the month of Jyeshtha.^[4]

History

Though there is no specific mention of the start of celebration of the date, but it was observed in the Chittorgarh and Udaipur by the royal family of Mewar,^[5] later it was popularised by the Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha in order to unite the Rajputs and as a mthod for pan-India identity to the Rajputs all over the India.^[6] The festival also gained popularity with the time due to the rise of Hindutva movement and symbolism of the day as Hindu resistance against the Muslim invasion.^[7]

Celebrations

Pratap Jayanti is a public holiday in Rajasthan, where the day is celebrated with special Pujas and celebrations in Udaipur and Chittorgarh with processions and rallies in honor of Maharana Pratap. The day is also a public holiday in Haryana,^[8] Madhya Pradesh,^[9] Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.^[10]

References

^ Köpping, Klaus-Peter; Leistle, Bernhard; Rudolph, Michael (2006). Ritual and Identity: Performative Practices as Effective Transformations of Social Reality. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 978-3-8258-8042-2.
^ "Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2023: दो बार क्यों मनाते हैं महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती? जानें मेवाड़ शासक के जीवन से जुड़ी रोचक बातें". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ "Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2023: Date, history, significance, and all you need to know". India Today. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ "Udaipur News : महाराणा प्रताप के वंशज की अपील, हिंदू पंचांग के अनुसार मनाई जाय महाराणा प्रताप जयंती". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 20 April 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ Wink, André (2002). Al-Hind: The Slavic Kings and the Islamic conquest, 11th-13th centuries. BRILL. ISBN 978-0-391-04174-5.
^ "7 सूत्रीं मांगों को लेकर क्षत्रिय महासभा ने उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव को एक पत्र भेजा । | UP News Live". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ "हिन्दू महासंघ ने महाराणा प्रताप जयंती पर किया नमन". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ Yadav, M. s; PRINCIPAL. "Clarification on Holiday of May 22 and May 23 in Haryana". Shiksha Samachar. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ भोपाल, नितिन ठाकुर (5 May 2023). "सरकारी कर्मचारियों को CM शिवराज की सौगात, महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती पर अब मिलेगी छुट्टी". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ "महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती पर घोषित हो सार्वजनिक अवकाश". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[1] Köpping, Klaus-Peter; Leistle, Bernhard; Rudolph, Michael (2006). Ritual and Identity: Performative Practices as Effective Transformations of Social Reality. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 978-3-8258-8042-2.

[2] "Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2023: दो बार क्यों मनाते हैं महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती? जानें मेवाड़ शासक के जीवन से जुड़ी रोचक बातें". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[3] "Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2023: Date, history, significance, and all you need to know". India Today. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[4] "Udaipur News : महाराणा प्रताप के वंशज की अपील, हिंदू पंचांग के अनुसार मनाई जाय महाराणा प्रताप जयंती". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 20 April 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[5] Wink, André (2002). Al-Hind: The Slavic Kings and the Islamic conquest, 11th-13th centuries. BRILL. ISBN 978-0-391-04174-5.

[6] "7 सूत्रीं मांगों को लेकर क्षत्रिय महासभा ने उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव को एक पत्र भेजा । | UP News Live". Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[7] "हिन्दू महासंघ ने महाराणा प्रताप जयंती पर किया नमन". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[8] Yadav, M. s; PRINCIPAL. "Clarification on Holiday of May 22 and May 23 in Haryana". Shiksha Samachar. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[9] भोपाल, नितिन ठाकुर (5 May 2023). "सरकारी कर्मचारियों को CM शिवराज की सौगात, महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती पर अब मिलेगी छुट्टी". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[10] "महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती पर घोषित हो सार्वजनिक अवकाश". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 January 2024.

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