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Racine, WI. Mahavir Jayanti, organised by Unitarian Universalist Church of Racine, was celebrated on Sunday 28 March 1988. The celebrations consisted of recitation of Namokar Maha Mantra, readings from the Agamas the Jain scripture, a sermon on a Jain parable and sharing of "coconut prasad". Rev. Dr Tony Larsen, pastor of Unitarian Universalist church of Racine and Kenosha organised and conducted the celebration services.
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Buffalo, NY. Jain Society of Buffalo organised Mahavir Jayanti festival Sunday April 17,1988. Dr(Mrs) Vinay Luthra from Rochester, NY performed Mahavir Pooja, conducted for the first time in Buffalo, NY. The Pooja began at 10.00 AM and was concluded at 10.30 AM. Then a group of children chanted Namokar Mantra and it was followed by various Agamic songs, in praise of Tirthankaras and the spirit of Jainistic values, were rendered individually by Vidya Jain, Meena Shah, Jagat Jain, Vandana Jain and Monisha Jain. There was group song by Urmila Jain, Pramodh Pahade and Kokila Chheda. Young Mithul Shah spoke on life of Mahavira while John D'Arcangelo gave a beautiful talk on impact of Jainism in his life.
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Over 500 people participated in the festivities. A delicious lunch prepared by volunteers was served, and in the evening, the Jain group consisting of children and adults paid a visit to Buffalo's senior citizen home and shared their spirit and happiness with the residents.
Freemont, CA. Mahavir Jayanti birth day of Tirthankara Mahavir - was organised on April 17,1988, by Jain Center of No California, at Warm Springs community center 47300 Fernald Ave, Freemont.
The festivity which began with Namokar Mantra was followed by Panch Kalyan Pooja enliving the five events, namely Conception, Birth, Initiation, Omniscience and Nirvana of Lord Mahavir. On the cultural side, there was Speech Competition organised in 3-age groups. The first prize winners in each groups are: Aditi Doshi, Neha Dedhia and Kartik Shah. Lecture by Bhula Patel on Svadhyaya was engaging and interesting.
At the end a delicious dinner was served, courtesy of Hasmukh and Hansa Shah.
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Rockville, MD. Jain society of Metropolitan Washington celebrated Mahavir Jayanti festivities on Saturday April 16. The program began at 4.00 PM. Bruce Constain, Jain Spiritualist from Toronto, was Guest Speaker. A theatrical presentation, "Teachings of Lord Mahavir" by children was appreciably fresh, and "Poster Preparation and Presentation on Jain Principles" by children was involvingly interesting.
Cincinnati, OH. Lord Mahavir Jayanti was organised by Jain center of Cincinnati on Sunday April 10. It was a tremendous success in bringing youths to participate in the program that began at 2.30 PM with Namokar Mantra and stavans. Bruce Constain, named Bhalabhadra after initiated to Jain Religion by Gurdev Chitrabhanu in 1980, was the Chief Guest. Bhalabhadra who is in the process of completing Ph.d from university of Toronto, gave a talk on Mahavir's Message in Modern Times. And it was followed by question and answer session.
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