II  Shree Mahavir Aarti (श्री महावीर आरती) II

Lord Mahavir was the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara of the Jain religion.Mahavir was born in 599 B.C. as a prince in Bihar, India. His full name is Vardhamana Mahavir. He was born of Sidhartha, the Raja of Kundalpura, and Queen Trishala, who was also known by the name Priyakarni. Prince Vardhamana became extremely penitent and resolved to give up everything worldly. He gave up attachment to his parents, friends and relatives. Distributing all his wealth among the poor, he went to the forest and became a monk. Mahavir practised rigorous austerities, including fasts that lasted many days. He meditated on the pure nature of the Soul. Mahavir lived a life of absolute truthfulness, a life of perfect honesty and a life of absolute chastity.