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CINCINNATI JAIN SOCIETY
EXPLORES FOR A JAIN TEMPLE
Cincinnati, OH. The executive committee of Jain Society of Cincinnati is looking into the idea of having a small Jain temple for its community of over 50 families living in the area. In this regard, a committee, consisting of Surendra Singhvi, Pravin Shah, Ravindra Bafana, Damaroo Shah and Sulekh Jain, has been formed to explore the idea of having the Jain temple with the existing Hindu temple of Dayton.
SIDDHA CHAKRA POOJA IN NORTH AMERICA
Siddha Chakra Pooja comprising of 25 different Poojas -, of Arihant, Acharya, Upadhyaya, Sadhu, Darshana, Jnana, Charitra, Tapa, Navgraha, Ashtamangal and SO on, was performed in North America for the first time.
Mr. Shashikant Mehta, a Jain Thinker and an activist from Rajkot, India made a special trip to perform this Pooja. Mr. Mehta performed the Pooja very systematically with every explanation needed before each part of the Pooja was performed. An open bid was made among the audience for each part of the Pooja to carryout ritual process.
Here is the report of the Siddha Chakra Pooja held at various Jain Societies in North America:
What is Jainism?
Jainism is one of the oldest religions of the world. Followers of "Jina" are called Jains and hence religion practiced by Jains is called Jainism.
Jain Education International 2010_02
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