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JAIN FESTIVALS. number of the Jains flock to the place to worship Adinath, the presiding God..
Akshaya Tritiya or Baisakh Sudi 3 is also observed in connection with the ist Tirthankar Adinath.
Asharh Sukla Chaturdasi is considered as a day of religious merit. Chaturmasya commences from this day and it is generally observed with fasting by the Jains. Chaturmasya ends on the Kartick Sukla Chaturdashi after four months, as already noted.
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