Overview
- Large crowds marked the birth anniversary with processions and cultural programs across Mumbai, Pune, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalgaon and Thane.
- Leaders across parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, paid tributes praising Shivaji Maharaj’s courage, governance and ideals of Swarajya.
- At a state ceremony at Shivneri Fort, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced plans for a grand global commemoration in 2030 and highlighted conservation efforts and nominations of 12 Shivaji-linked forts for World Heritage status.
- Agra hosted a Shiv Jayanti Utsav at Agra Fort, and authorities detailed an under-construction Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum targeted for December 2026 and a joint plan to develop the Kothi Meena Bazar site into a memorial.
- Mumbai observed the public holiday with schools, colleges, banks and some government offices closed, as civic bodies coordinated tributes and cultural events with security deployments.