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Chaitra Purnima. The Chaturmäsya ends with this day and the Jains generally visit Shatrunjaya Hills in Kathiawad to worship the deity on that day.
Another religious day of the Jains is Merh Terash on Margasirsa (Agrahayan) Badi 13 or 13th day of the dark moon of the month of Agrahayan. This is the day of Nirvan of Rishavdev, the first of the Tirthankars of the present age Avasarpini.
The Mouna Ekadasz is celebrated on the Margasirsha Sukla ith. This day is generally spent in fasting with a vow of silence for the whole day. They also observe posadh or sitting in one place for 12 or 24 hours. The day is connected with the 18th, 19th and 21st Tirthankaras.
Pous Badi io is another day of celebration in connection with Parswanath, the 23rd Tirthankar as his birthday anniversary. People generally visit Pareshnąth Hills on that day.
Chaitra Purnima is also celebrated with great eclat on the mount Shatrunjaya as a very auspicious day when a large
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