Jain Center Minnesota MN 2007 07 Pratishtha

Author(s): Jain Center Minnesota USA
Publisher: USA Jain Center Minnesota

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Special Acknowledgements
The Jain Center of Minnesota would like to thank and acknowledge the following individuals and their families for their outstanding contributions and sacrifice for the Jain Temple (Dehrasar) in Minnesota.
Shree Vishanji Gada in Baroda (brother of Mr. Ram Gada): Responsible for purchasing all Pooja Samagri(Material) from variety of places. He worked very hard and successfully shopped for all the materials to stay within a limited budget. He was also very diligent in ensuring that Pooja Samagri was forwarded to the correct destination for shipping in a timely fashion. Shree Daxesh Shah & Shreemati Trupti D Shah in Ahmedabad (brother and Sister-in-law of Mr. Dharmesh Shah) were solely responsible for acquiring mementos like Silver Coins, Bags, Zummer, Chhod etc. They ensured that a diamond of real good quality was acquired for Bhagwan's Tikka. They worked very diligently to ensure that all shipment items were intact and shipped in a timely fashion. They were also entrusted to keep the JCM Pratishtha Committee in the loop with regard to the status of the procured items for shipment Shree Priyakant R Shah & Shreemati Jolly P Shah @ Ahmedabad (friend of Mr. Dharmesh Shah) worked very hard in a very short time to acquire Bhagwan Mahavir's Crown, Earring and Angi Box and were instrumental in obtaining Dhaja Dand. They donated the Dhajja for the Jain Dehrasar and acquired many costumes for the JCM Cultural Committee. Shree Ajay Pandya: (St.Louis) Using his graphical abilities, he helped different JCM Committees to create several information packages and forms. Sheemati Shakuben Trivedi: (Minneapolis) In spite of her very busy schedule during summer, she has donated food items during JCM special events and has volunteered her services with food preparation during the Pratishtha Mahotsav. Special thanks to Saroj and Rajen Mehta of Chicago (sister and brother-in-law of Sudha Kothari) and Megha and Amar Shah of Chicago (daughter and son-in-law of the Kotharis) for negotiating with the cooks in Chicago. Many thanks to Nipulbhai Shah of Los Angeles and Rajpal Jain of Minneapolis for Architectural design ideas of the Jain temple. Gratitude to sthapati Mr. Muthaia and all shilpis for overall design and craftsmanship of all temples.
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