Vira Nirvana Samvat
The Vira Nirvana Samvat (era) is a calendar era beginning on 7 October 527 BCE. It commemorates the Nirvana of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara. This is the oldest system of chronological reckoning which is still used in India.
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