Ahimsa Times 2008 02 SrNo 92

SR No.: 523592
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times
Publication Year: 2008
Total Pages: 15
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Ahimsa Times, & India
File Size: 229 KB

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programmes will be attended by thousands of devotees from all over India and abroad. The project is started under the name of Manav Shanti Pratisthan a registered NGO with Govt. of India, both Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Finance. All Jains from Delhi and passing through Delhi - Jaipur Highway (N. H. 8 ) are invited by the trust to visit the temple complex. Address : Manav Shanti Pratisthan, Bilaspur Chowk, Toll Tax Plaza, Delhi Jaipur National Highway, No. 8, Distt. Gurgaon, Haryana, Tel : 0124-2018176, 93-1283-7240. (Give size of idol, its material, names of trustees etc. if known).
IF IN MUMBAI DO VISIT JAIN TEMPLE ATI. I. T., POWAI Powai is known for the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, its tall and imposing buildings, a beautiful and self-sufficient township called Hiranandani Gardens, L&T and many other such aspects. Not many know that about a beautiful Jain temple that also exists here and celebrating its 32nd Anniversary this year. In the year 1972 Jain Guru Vijay Dharam happened to pass through the area of old Powai and being tired started
looking around for a place to rest for a while. That was the time he spotted this Jain kutir, he rested there for some time and told the people of Jain samaj present there that there should be a Jain mandir at this place. There were some Jain-Kacchi families who had been living in Powai since more than 45 years took it upon themselves to build a Jain temple there. When the mandir was completed in 1975-76 they installed a statue of Jain Guru Shantinath and marble statues of 7 Gurus especially brought from Rajasthan. The Mandir is made of marble and its walls are adorned with the various religious places of the Jain community.
Presently the Jain Temple and Kacchi Bhavan built over a fairly large area, comprises idols of Adya Guru Shantinath ki pramukh Pratima and also idols of Parshvnath Swami, Mahavir Swami, Neminath Swami, Vasupuj Swami, Adeshwar Swami, Munisurat Swami. About three years back, this Mandir has started a Medical Trust called the Shantinath Medical Trust. All the medical services in this Trust are made available to the general public. It has been formed for the poor and less fortunate who would other wise not be able to bear the high medical expenses. The trust of this Mandir is sending out an open invitation to one and all to come and visit the Mandir on the occasion of its 32nd Anniversary. Courtesy: Mahavir S. Chavan.
JAIN SWETAMBAR TEMPLE IN PUNJAB, A SYMBOL OF COMMUNAL HARMONY Ferozepur, Jain Swetambar Temple in Zira town in Punjab's Ferozepur District is visited by Sikhs and Hindus, besides Jains. For the villagers, the temple is looked upon as a place of worship where one can offer prayers anytime. A few Jain families in Zira look after the temple, but pilgrims and saints of various faiths and religions visit this temple. The temple was constructed in 1890. The paintings on the walls of the temple speak of the ancient Jain culture and history. It is named after the 23rd Tirthankra Parsavnathji. The main idol is believed to be one of most sacred and ancient. Vijayanand Suriji Maharaj, the first guru of the Mandir Margi' sect of the Swetambars was born here in 1837. He advocated the worship of idols. Maharaj, who was also a scholar poet and a social reformer of his time, performed the holy 'partishthas' ceremony at this temple in 1896 A.D.
JAIN RELIGION IS THE OLDEST AND NOBLEST OF ALL SAID DR. A. R. KID WAI Haryana Governor, Dr. A. R. Kidwai while addressing a gathering after inaugurating an exhibition on ancient Jain Heritage on the occasion of Pushpdant Panch Kalyanatamak Pratistha Mahotsav at Digamber Jain Temple, Chandigarh said that the
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