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GK QUESTION#470

In Bihar, the festival Deo Deepawali is observed to commemorate the nirvana of ____.

  1. AJesus Christ
  2. BGuru Nanak
  3. CBuddha
  4. DMahaviraCorrect answer
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D. Mahavira

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Mahavira. Deo Deepawali in Bihar is celebrated to mark the nirvana (liberation) of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, Mahavira attained nirvana at Pawapuri in Bihar.

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