When is Matsya Jayanthi in 2014?, Matsya Jayanti Date, Matsya Jayanti 2014, 2nd April 2014
The birth anniversary of Matsya form of Vishnu is celebrated on Shukla Paksha trutiya (Third day of the waxing moon period) of the Chaitra month. This year Matsya Jayanti is observed on Wednesday, 2nd April 2014. Matsya Jayanti day is observed during the Chaitra Navratri and usually coincides with Gangaur festivities.
Matsya is the first of the ten incarnations of lord Vishnu. In this Avatar, Vishnu appeared as an one horned fish and warned about cosmic deluge and also rescued the universe from Demon Damanaka. This is celebrated in grand manner in Lord Vishnu temples.