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{{Short description|Public holiday in Indian state of Rajasthan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox holiday
| type = Historic, Ethnic
| holiday_name = Dharmarakshak Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap Jayanti
| image = Maharana Pratap Statue felicitated by president of INDIA.jpg
| alt = Statue of [[Maharana Pratap]] in [[Chikhli, Maharashtra]]
| official_name = Veer Shiromani Shri Maharana Pratap Jayanti
| observedby = Predominantly [[Rajasthani people|Rajasthanis]], but also in other parts of India
| litcolor = Saffron (color)
| significance = Annual birth anniversary of [[Maharana Pratap]]
| celebrations = [[Puja (Hinduism)|Puja]], Processions
| date = 9 May
| scheduling = same day each year
| duration = 1 day
| frequency = Annual
| startedby = [[Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha]]
}}

'''Maharana Pratap Jayanti''' ({{Langx|hi|महाराणा प्रताप जयंती}}) 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,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Köpping |first1=Klaus-Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BkBh1Nl4dHwC&pg=PA286 |title=Ritual and Identity: Performative Practices as Effective Transformations of Social Reality |last2=Leistle |first2=Bernhard |last3=Rudolph |first3=Michael |date=2006 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-8258-8042-2 |language=en}}</ref> but some also celebrate it on 22 May.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2023: दो बार क्यों मनाते हैं महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती? जानें मेवाड़ शासक के जीवन से जुड़ी रोचक बातें |url=https://www.amarujala.com/lifestyle/maharana-pratap-jayanti-2023-interesting-facts-maharana-pratap-birthday-real-date-9-may-22-may-2023-05-09 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2023: Date, history, significance, and all you need to know |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/maharana-pratap-jayanti-2023-date-history-significance-and-all-you-need-to-know-2382438-2023-05-22 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

Though many [[Hindus]] celebrate the occasion as per the [[Hindu calendar]] on the 3rd lunar day of the month of [[Jyeshtha (month)|Jyeshtha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Udaipur News : महाराणा प्रताप के वंशज की अपील, हिंदू पंचांग के अनुसार मनाई जाय महाराणा प्रताप जयंती |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/udaipur-maharana-pratap-jayanti-celebrated-according-to-hindu-calendar-5931715.html |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref>

=== 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 [[Kingdom of Mewar|royal family of Mewar]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wink |first=André |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uQ7k2vQlYxEC&dq=chitror&pg=PA230 |title=Al-Hind: The Slavic Kings and the Islamic conquest, 11th-13th centuries |date=2002 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-0-391-04174-5 |language=en}}</ref> later it was popularised by the [[Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha]] in order to unite the [[Rajputs]] and as a method for pan-India identity to the Rajputs all over the India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7 सूत्रीं मांगों को लेकर क्षत्रिय महासभा ने उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव को एक पत्र भेजा । {{!}} UP News Live |url=http://upnewslive.com/?p=41212. |access-date=2024-01-14}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=हिन्दू महासंघ ने महाराणा प्रताप जयंती पर किया नमन |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/moradabad/story-hindu-federation-pays-tribute-to-maharana-pratap-jayanti-4118743.html |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref>

== Celebrations ==
Pratap Jayanti is a [[Public holidays in India|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]],<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Yadav |first1=M. s |last2=PRINCIPAL |title=Clarification on Holiday of May 22 and May 23 in Haryana |url=https://haryanashikshasamachar.com/news/clarification-on-holiday-of-may-22-and-may-23-in-haryana/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Shiksha Samachar |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Madhya Pradesh]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=भोपाल |first=नितिन ठाकुर |date=2023-05-05 |title=सरकारी कर्मचारियों को CM शिवराज की सौगात, महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती पर अब मिलेगी छुट्टी |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/madhya-pradesh/maharana-pratap-jayanti-holiday-declared-in-madhya-pradesh-by-shivraj-singh-chouhan-government-ann-2400892 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref> [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती पर घोषित हो सार्वजनिक अवकाश |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/pilibhit/story-public-holiday-should-be-declared-on-the-birth-anniversary-of-maharana-pratap-8130568.html |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Shiv Jayanti]]

== References ==
<references />
{{Indian days}}

[[Category:Festivals in India]]
[[Category:Public holidays in India]]
[[Category:Maharana Pratap]]
[[Category:May observances]]
[[Category:Birthdays by person]]

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