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religious discourse by a Jain monk Pujya Panyas Shree Bhadrankar Vijayji Ganivar, and became his disciple. He took vows of poverty in Vikram Samvat 1998 in Vanigam (Nasik District state of Maharastra) from Pujiya Panyas Shri Bhadrankar Vijayji Ganivar at the age of 23 years, and was given the religious name Shri Kund Kund Vijayji. The first person to take vows of poverty (diksha) from him was Hansraj Punjabhai Sawla of Jamnagar in Vikram Samvat 2005 and he was named as Pujya Shri Heer Vijayji Maharaj.
He traveled in all the villages of Halar giving religious discourses. He became very popular and people called him the Savior of Halar (Halar Deshodharak). He was appointed to the position (pad) of paniyas in 2037 (1980 A.D.) and to acharya pad in V.S. 2038. He passed away in V.S. 2039 in Jam Khambhalia.
Acharya Vijay Jinendra Suriji: Born in the village of Lakhabawal, his birth name was Khetshi and his father's name Vaghji Sura Gudhka, He came in contact with Acharya Vijay Amrat Suriji and took diksha from him in Vikram Samvat 2010. In 2023 he was appointed as paniyas and in 2035 appointed as acharya at Jamnagar by Vijay Somchandra Suriji. He was instrumental in getting Jain temples, libraries, schools and the like, built in many villages of Halar.
Acharya Shri Vijay Lalit Shekhar Suriji: Born in the village of Rasangpar in 1995 V.S. his birth name was Laljibhai and his father's Meghjibhai. Both he and his younger brother Raishibhai took diksha in Mumbai from Shri Hemant Vijay Suri Maharaj. Laljibhai was named Muni Lalit Shekhar Vijayji as monk and Raishibhai, Muni Shri Raj Shekhar Vijayji.
Acharya Vijay Shekhar Suriji: Born in the village of Navagam in 1994 V.S. his birth name was Virchand. He took diksha at age of 17 years in 2011 and was appointed paniyas in 2045 and acharya in 2046.
