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JAINA GAZETTE. (June & July than Mr. Seray Mal Bapna. It is a great pity that he is as good as lost to the public work of our community who have never made any serious or honest attempt to appreciate and utilise the more advanced and enlightened members of our brotherhood. We, may yet express a hope that Mr. Bapna's rare talents may in good time benefit the community quite as much as they have done his friends and the State of the Maharaja of Indore. ..
A grand Pratishtha Mahotsavam was beld in Jane last in Walathi Village of Jingi Taluq. Jingi was the seat of the famous King Sivaji the Mountain Rat, and is a strong hill fortress. The Mahotsavam lasted for ten days and various processions, largely attended were led through the streets. Thousands of people were given a free dinner. The ceremonies were conducted by His Holiness Swasti Sri Sriman Lakshmi Sain Bhattarak Swami Avargal, the Jain high priest of Jina Ranchimath at Melchittamur village.
The Jains of Simla bave with the generous assistance of the Hon'ble Rai Bahadur Lala Sultan Singh of Delhi, after all purchased the spacious church building near the Jain Sabha premises at a cost of Rs. 22,000. Our readers are aware that the Jain Sabba building which was hitherto used as a rest house, has been partly consecrated as a temple and it has therefore become essentially necessary to have a Dharmsala worthy of the Summer Capital of the Government of India. The Mohammadans, the Arya Samajists and the Sanatan Dharmists all possess commodious and extensive Dbarmsalas of their own and it would be a great pity indeed if the Jains cannot raise sufficieut money to pay off the loan which has been generously advanced without interest to the local community. Besides the twenty-two thousand which has been paid for the building acquired, as much more will be needed to convert it into a commodious Dharamsala. We earnestly appeal to the pious Seths and Sabakars to give a useful and pious direction to their charities and to obtain renown and gratitude at the same time
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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