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New Temple Project in Franklin Township, New Jersey
With the divine blessings of our Paramatmas and guidance of our Gurujis, the Jain Center of New Jersey has embarked on a project to construct a new temple in Franklin Township, New Jersey.
The site for the temple is located in Somerset County in central New Jersey, about 1 mile off Exit 10 on I-287, which is a major north-south highway in the state. Situated on the southbound side of Cedar Grove Lane, the site occupies an area of 9.6 acres. The site is ideally located in a very desirable surrounding.
Jain Center of New Jersey purchased the site in December 2000. An auspicious Bhoomi Pujan ceremony was performed at the site on May 18, 2003. On June 22, 2003 an auspicious Shilanyas ceremony was performed. With the installation of the main Shila in the ground, a Jain Temple is sure to rise above it to help achieve spiritual progress
A major portion of site improvement was completed in November of 2004. This work included construction of parking lot, curbs, retention basin for rainwater and installation of underground systems for sanitary sewer and water. The parking lot has a capacity for over 320 cars. The site is now ready for the construction of buildings.
When fully completed, the project will include three buildings - Derasar, Main Hall Building and a Caretaker house.
The Derasar will have our traditional design including Ghabhara for Pratimajis, Shikhar, Rang Mandap and Bhamti with 24 tirtankars.
The Main Hall Building will have two floors with a total area of about 44,000 square feet. The upper floor of the Main Hall Building will contain a large assembly hall, dedicated areas for Digambar Derasar, Sthanakwasi Upaashraya, Shrimad Rajchandra Dhyaan Mandir and Pathshala rooms. The lower floor will have a dining hall, kitchen, additional Pathshala rooms, audio/video room and library.
It is planned to construct the buildings in two phases. In Phase 1, the Derasar and one wing of the Main Hall Building will be built. The upper floor of the wing will have dedicated areas for Digambar Derasar, Sthanakwasi Upaashraya, Shrimad Rajchandra Dhyaan Mandir. The lower floor will have a kitchen, Dining hall and storage. Construction of Phase 1 will start in 2007 with projected completion in 2008.
Phase 2 will include completion of the remaining portion of the Main Hall Building containing the assembly hall, dining hall, pathshala rooms, audio/video room and library and the caretaker house.
To participate in any of the below mentioned donation programs, please contact any member of the Fund Raising Committee, Trustee and/or Executive Committee Member of Jain Center of New Jersey. All the donation forms can be obtained from our website www.jaincentemj.org. You can also send your pledge or donation to Jain Center of New Jersey. C/o Virendra S. Shah, 25 Gary Court, Dayton, NJ 08810. All donations made to Jain Center of New Jersey are tax deductible.
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For the Franklin Township Temple project, Jain Center of New Jersey is pleased to announce the following fund raising schemes. Kindly review them and help us in realizing our dream of building a Shikharbandhi Derasar and an Assembly hall.
• Founders Recognition Program
Any donor who donates over $1,000 or more will be listed on the special Founders Plaque, which will be displayed at a prominent location. Donors will be recognized as follows
Platinum Plaque $11,111 & over
Brick by Brick Recognition Program:
Gold Plaque $5,001 & over
Under this program, everyone can support the building of the Jain Derasar by donating a brick. Brick donors will be recognized on the brick donation listing. Denominations of brick purchases are as follow:
Platinum Brick-$751
Gold Brick $501
• Daan Patra Scheme
Silver Plaque $1,001 & over
Under this program, five names will be drawn from the pool of the names of donors and placed on a plaque, which will be mounted on the Main Hall at the completion of Phase 2. In the meantime, these names will be placed in the wing of the building that will be constructed in Phase 1. Each donor must donate $2,000 (one Daan Patra) or multiple of $2,000 to have a name(s) included in the pool. Each donation of $2000 will entitle the donor one-name entry in the pool.
To donate money for Daan Patra kindly contact: Chandrakant Mehta: (973)316-5959
Silver Brick-$251
Please note that any donation received towards the Daan Patra program will not be combined or added in other donation schemes. For example; if one donated $6000 for three Daan Patras, and $5001 for the recognition on the Gold Plaque. These two donations can not be added for the recognition on the platinum plaque.
"Jai Jinendra"
Mehta Dr. Lalit, Saroj, Nishant & Neha
Dr. Champa Bid: (973)992-5304
