Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti, a regional public holiday in India, occurs on the fourth day of the Ashwin month of the Hindu calendar, which usually falls between September and October. Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti is a gazetted holiday in Punjab and Haryana.

Agrasen Jayanti is the birth anniversary celebration of a legendary Hindu king Agrasen Maharaj. He was king of Agroha, and it was from him that the Agrawal caste originated. Agrasen Jayanti is observed on the fourth day of Ashwin month of Hindu calendar.