SHIVAJI JAYANTI!!!

1. Shivaji Maharaj, was the

founder of the Maratha
Empire.

2. Shivaji Jayanti is
celebrated to
commemorate the birth
of Shivaji Maharaj

3. It is celebrated on the
19th of February
 Shivaji Maharajah was born
February 19, 1627 in Shivneri
Fort, 60 kilometers north of
Pune
 Shivaji led a resistance to free

the Maratha people from the

Mughal Empire and
established "self-rule
 Shivaji replaced Persian with

Marathi in his court, and gave

importance to Hindu political
and courtly traditions
 Shivaji Maharaj, started
public celebrations of
Ganesh Chaturthi, to
promote culture and
nationalism.

 Statues and monuments of

Shivaji are found in almost
every town and city in
Maharashtra, and across
different Indian cities
 The Marathi class will now sing ‘Shubham
Karoti’ a prayer sung at home in the evenings
in Maharashtra
SHUBHAM KAROTI KALYANAM
AAROGYAM DHAN SAMPADA
 
SHATRU BUDDHI VINASHAY
DEEPAJYOTI NAMASTUTE
 
DIVYA DIVYA DEEPAK KAR
KAANI KUNDAL MOTI HAAR
 
DIVYALA PAHUN NAMASKAR
DIVA LAAVALA DEVAPAASHI
UJED PADALA TULSHI PAASHI
 
MAZHA NAMASKAR  SARVA
DEVAPASHI