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o Hundreds of orphanages, run by Jains.
o The bird hospital in Old Delhi, in Jain Lal Mandir, opposite Red Fort. This is likely the only one of its kind in the world.
o Medical camps. The Jain community organizes hundreds, if not thousands, of medical camps for the poor and sick throughout India. These camps offer free cataract surgeries, hearing aids, artificial feet and limbs, and mobility equipment. The one medical camp, held at Palitana at the end of December 2009, was the largest supported by the Jain Community. Similarly, Bidada Medical Camp, in Gujarat, has been going on for several decades. Similar medical camps are always organized by Veerayatan and hundreds of Jain organizations all over India.
o Jains have opened and established many hundred free and charity hospitals to serve all sections of the Indian community. Ayurvedic and other dispensaries are quite common in many places.
o Veerayatan, JAINA, and several other Jain organizations are actively engaged in seva (service) to the community at large. Whenever there are any natural disasters (Tsunamis, earthquakes, cyclones, floods, droughts, and epidemics), these organizations swing into action right away, not only in India, but also in many other parts of the world.
o Jaipur Foot and the incredible charitable work this organization is doing in providing prosthetic feet, knees, and legs (more than 1.5 million so far), throughout the world nearly impossible to describe. When one realizes the enormity of their compassion, words fail.
o Jain doctors have organized themselves in doing seva and providing free medical aid and assistance to many.
o The number of Jain, free educational institutions runs in the thousands.
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