Why the rosary ? If you had time, you also turned the rosary. Almost in every religion or culture rosary carries an importance of its own. Rosary is turned over by all sorts of edvotees. Some people turn it reverse. Beads are usually carried outwards. Some turn through breathing. Some turn a rosary of jewels,…
Chinsurah h Shri Digambar Jain Parshwanath Jain Mandir, Chinsurah Jogipada lane, At post -Chinsurah, District – Hooghly, West Bengal – 712101 Phone Number(s) 033 26811033 The mulnayak Idol of Parshwanath is around 400 years old and the Temple was constructed in early 18th century. This temple is also know as ‘Jogipada Digambar Jain Temple’ of…
Raivasa Shri Digambar Jain Bhavyoday Atishay Shetra, Raivasa Village – Raivasa, SubDistrict – Daantaramgard, District – Sikar – 332403 Phone: 01572 222115 This place is located at the foot of Aravali range, in village Raiwasa in Sikar District of Rajasthan. An old huge, yet magnificient temple build in 1618 stands with the idol of Lord…
Swadhyaya (Self-Study / Reading Of Scriptures) When you reach for a darshan of the Jinwani, there might probably be not all the arrangements for offering obeisance. Arrangements are made for placing the Jinwani in the temple itself in separate almirah in which scriptures or holy books are put in a well arranged manner. But the…
Aara Bhagwan Bahubali Swami Mahaveer Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Aara Aara Darmakunj, Dhanpura, Aara, District- Bhojpur (Bihar), Pin-802301 Phone: 06182-243896,691901 This place is managed from Jain Kanyalashala, which was established by ‘Mahina Ratna’, Bramhachari, Pandit Chandabai. This place has a huge Idol of Bahubali. There are 40 Digambar Jain temples in the City. Aarah is…
Ajmer Also famous as Lal Mandir, it consists of models of Jain Purans engraved in the main hall. Models of Ayodhya & the panch Kalyanak are present in he other part of the temple. Seth Shri Mulchand Soni constructs this temple in two phases having separate entrance in 1865 and hence it is also called…
Kesariya Ji Shri Rishabh Dev Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra or Kesariyaji as it is more popularly known as, is situated in village Dhulev at a distance of sixty five kilo meters from Udaipur. It is one of the most popular Jain pilgrimage among the Jain community. The temple is dedicated to Lord Rishbdev, the first…
Why Parikarama After putting gandhodaka-tilak, one should take three parikramas (moving in a circle) around the altar. Where there is no provision or space for it, an alternative should not be taken. These three pradakshinas are made for annihilation of the entangle of birth, life old age death, and as a mark of devotion, with…
Why The Tilak Tilak (annointation) is a sign of civilization of the Indian culture. Just by seeing it, a person is regarded as religious. In the practical world too, tilak is seen as an auspicious. It has its own significance in festicals like Rakshabandhan, Dipawali, or arrival of a guest, departure for battlefield or a…
Significance Of The Gandhodaka Gandhodaka Do you know where gandhodaka is applied, and how and why ? Almost everday, it is put on eyes, forehead, neck etc. But while doing so, one must chant one or all of the following three. Slokas निर्मलं निर्मली करणं, पवित्रं पाप नाशनं। जिन गन्धोद वन्दे, अष्टकर्म विनाशनं।। Nirmalam nirmali…