Jain Center Los Angeles CA 2008 09 Pratishta Souvenior

Author(s): Jain Center So CA Los Angeles
Publisher: USA Jain Center Southern California

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8011 (V) 8032 8072 8082 (PO) 09/1998 08/1993 11/1985 08/1997
Commonwealth
Ave
Beach Blvd
Stanton Ave
With a phenomenal growth in the number of Jain families in Southern California, a vision to expand the original Jain Bhavan began with the acquisition of several neighborhood properties during the period of 1993 to 1998.
Los Robles Ave
7th St
With a unified community consensus - to stay as a single, unified organization while accommodating all Jains - JCSC developed a master plan to build a multipurpose Jain Bhavan complex in three phases: Bo Phase I: A Cultural Complex
(Auditorium and Classrooms) 30 Phase II: A Religious Complex
(Derasar and Aradhana Hall) 3 Phase III: An Atma Sadhana Kendra
(Library and Study Rooms).
Phase I: Cultural Complex Bhumi pujan ceremonies were performed by Shahsikant/Renuka Jogani, Nilesh/Krina Shah and Rajesh/Neeta Shah on Monday, 18 February 2002.
Phase I: Cultural Complex Construction began in October 2002 and was completed in March 2005.
Architect: Arun Phandis, LTI Inc., Irvine, Ca Contractor: Gentosi Builders, Santa Ana, Ca