Feature: Hindus celebrate birth of Lord Parshuram (Parshuram Jayanti)

Lord Parshuram

Hindus are celebrating the birth of Parshuram today, April 23. He is believed to be the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the preserver in the holy Hindu Trinity of Bramha (creator), Vishnu (preserver) and Mahase (Shiva, the destroyer)

Parshuram was a great warrior and a devote of Lord Shiva. 

The day of his birth is celebrated as Parshuram Jayanti all over India with a lot of zeal and excitement. A Parshuram Shobha Yatra is organized on this day, along with other Havans, Pujas and related rites.

Parshuram, originally called Ram, came to be known as Parshuram because of the mystical weapon called Parshu, which as given to him by Lord Shiva.