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Planning Your Time at the Convention...
Day-1: Friday July 1, 2005
Arrive at the convention site and register for the convention. Relax and lounge around for a few hours and meet your friends and family.
4:30pm to 6:00pm: Convention kick-off by religious leaders featuring opening speeches and blessings by sadhus and sadhvies attending the convention.
6:30pm to 7:00pm: At Art Exhibition Inauguration meet you favorite Jain artists and be the first to get a glimpse of
-the art pieces.
2:00pm to 8:00pm: Enjoy a celebration atmosphere at the Mela featuring booths such as Prannic Healing, Accupressure, Massage therapy with music. Vastu shastra, Gemstone therapy based on Janism, Color therapy, Face makeup & Hair set with non animal tested products, Mehndi, Rangoli (Alpana) and Non Leather products.
2:00pm to 7:00pm: Youth meet and greet and socialize from 2:00pm to 5:00pm and then attend special dance classes from 5:00pm to 7:00pm to get ready for a gala Raas-Garba evening.
7:30pm to 11:00pm: A fun filled Raas-Garba with Satellite Group from India, invited especially for this evening.
Day-2: Saturday July 2, 2005
A wide range of activities await you at the convention. You can keep yourself busy with early morning mind-body-soul invigoration, all-day religious lectures, special sessions, evening cultural program for adults and special socializing events for youth.
6:30am to 7:30am (for adults) and 7:00am to 8:00am for youth: Eleven concurrent sessions featuring Pratikraman, Bhaktamar, Prekshaddhyan, Namokar chanting, yoga, Sun Gazing, Bhangra aerobics and Bollywood aerobics.
10:00am to 12noon: Opening Ceremony featuring Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Reverend Dr. Bill Lesher, and Sanghpati Dr.Shailesh Mehta and Mr.Arvind Shah.
1:15pm to 5:30pm:
8:00am to 11:30pm: Various youth programs including off-site field trips for charity and service, Jain Academic Bowl and social and networking get-togethers.
7:30pm to 11:00pm:
Choose from 60 different sessions in 20 parallel tracks, all highly educational and informa tion to help us live better lives.
Jain Education International
Watch talented children and young adults from your favorite Jain Center compete in a colorful Inter Jain Center Cultural Competition.
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