Jain Digest 2005 11

SR No.: 527098
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 44
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, USA_Jain Digest, & USA
File Size: 9 MB

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Directions:
from India at his own expense upon a request from Jaina President Mr. Anop Vora. The QEW Toronto. Exit on Highway 420. Niagara Hindu Samaj is forever thankful to Lataben, Dilipbhai and Anop Vora.
From Fort Erie or Buffalo: Take
Continue on Hwy 420 past the Stanley Ave. crossing, then turn left
on McDonald Avenue. Take a right on Stamford St., and then a left on
Second Avenue.
To reach the Mandir from Toronto, Take QEW Niagara. Exit on Highway 420. Continue on Hwy 420 past the Stanley Ave. crossing, then
turn left on McDonald Avenue. Take a right on Stamford St., and then a left on Second Avenue.
CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO
HWY 420
STANLEY AVE
MCDONALD AVE.
4 WINTER 2005
STAMFORD ST.
The Murti arrived from India just in time for the grand occasion of Pran Prathishtha Mahotsav. Gurudev Chitrabhanu Ji along with Parmoda Shah and Vidhikar Mr. Naresh Shah performed the necessary rites over two days.
SHIV MANDIR
ROBERTS ST.
Mr. Vasant Sheth from Toronto and Dr. Hussain Khan from Niagara Falls provided the musical accompaniment. Overall, it was a well-attended function-about four hundred and fifty devotees were present. They came from faraway places like Texas, California, Washington, New York, Rochester, Montreal, Hamilton, and Toronto. The local community experienced a lot of excitement. The local hotel and motel owners gave special rates to the attendees. The enthusiasm and fervour of the devotees saw a good amount of money being raised with the Ghee Boli.
In an unprecedented move, Jaina held their annual Ahimsa meeting in Niagara Falls to coincide with the Pran Prathishtha Mahotsav. The usual venue for this meeting is Sidhachalam. Gurudev Chitrabhanu Ji also celebrated Ahimsa Day at the conclusion of the Prathishtha at the Mandir. Local dignitaries and politicians were also in attendance.
RAINBOWBRIDGE
The Niagara Hindu Samaj invites you all to visit the Shiv Mandir whenever you are in the area. You will find the Mandir-a living testimony to the faith and conviction of two far-sighted individuals, Dr. Udayan Rege and Acharya Sushil Kumar Ji-to be deeply peaceful, welcoming, and spiritually satisfying.
Kamal K. Jain
Welland, Ontario, Canada
CHITRABHANUJI VISITS LIGHTHOUSE CENTER
On the weekend of October 8-10, 2004, Gurudev Chitrabhanuji again came to visit the Lighthouse Center for Spiritual Development in Whitmore Lake, Michigan (just north of Ann Arbor). At the Lighthouse, founded by Chetana Catherine Florida, Gurudevji's first apostle, all of the members are meditating and practicing Ahimsa and Reverence for Life. Gurudevji's loving presence and words of wisdom inspire all of us at the Lighthouse to continue each day to be guided by our meditations, that we may choose our thoughts, words, and actions in the awareness of Ahimsa and love, loving all others and ourselves. We are forever grateful to Gurudevji for always being a Beacon of Light and Inspiration.
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