Updated On: 18 February, 2023 03:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
This year will mark the 393rd birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Pic/iStock
Shiv Jayanti also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti will be celebrated on February 19. Shiv Jayanti or Shivaji Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of the great Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Shivaji Maharaj was a Maratha warrior and the founder of the Maratha kingdom. He was born in the Shivneri fort of Pune in the year 1630.