GRAND CEREMONY OF CHATURMAS KALASH STHAPANA HELD BY INSTALLING 64 RIDDHI KALASH

GRAND CEREMONY OF CHATURMAS KALASH STHAPANA HELD BY INSTALLING 64 RIDDHI KALASH

15-JULY-ENG 47

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-----------------------------A grand ceremony of Chaturmas Kalash Sthapana was held by the revolutionary thinker Muni Shri 108 Vishalya Sagar Maharaj Sangh in the premises of Shri Digambar Jain Chandraprabhu Temple located at Bhagwan Mahavir Marg (Jail Road) by installing 3 main Kalash and 64 Riddhi Kalash by the devotees. The first Kalash in the main Kalash was Vijay Lakshmi-N.C. Jain, Bhopal, the second Kalash was Tejpal-Rohit Gangwal, Howrah, Preeti-Lokesh Agarwal. Devotees from all over the country had reached Ara to participate in the program of Chaturmas Kalash Sthapana of Muni Sangh. The program was inaugurated by Mangalacharan Bhavya Jain and lighting of lamps by the devotees. Thereafter, the pictures of Munishri's Gurudev Param Pujya Samadhi Samrat Ganacharya Shri 108 Virag Sagar Ji Maharaj and Pattacharya Acharya Shri 108 Vishuddha Sagar Ji Maharaj were unveiled by the devotees and scriptures were presented to the Munisang. Pratishthacharya Pt Ajit Kumar Jain Shastri, who came from Raipur, discussed the life of Munishri in detail. The children and women of the society presented welcome songs, devotional bhajans and Bhaav Nritya in the cultural program. In the program of Kalash Sthapana, virtues were accumulated by visiting Ara Mayor Indu Devi Maharaj Shri. Devotees danced to the bhajans of Bhajan Samrat Deepak Prakash Jain. Muni devotees who came from outside expressed their views on the occasion of Munishri's Chaturmas Kalash and offered their devotion. Addressing the devotees in the program of Chaturmas Kalash Sthapana, Munishri said that in Chaturmas, Jain monks and nuns stay at one place and engage in self-introspection, penance and religious activities. This time holds special importance for fasting, meditation, and study of religious texts. The most important festival of Jainism, Paryushan Mahaparva, is celebrated during Chaturmas. Jain Chaturmas is an excellent opportunity for self-improvement, religiosity, and spiritual development. By making good use of Chaturmas time, a person can make his life successful. Media in-charge Nilesh Kumar Jain told that in Ara, revolutionary thinker Param Pujya Muni Shri 108 Vishalya Sagar Maharaj, Chullak Shri 105 Vishwamardav Sagar Ji Maharaj, Kshullika Shri 105 Vishamya Shri, Kshullika Shri 105 Dhaval Shri, Brahmacharini Alka Didi, Brahmacharini Bharti Didi, Brahmachari Anish Bhaiya Ji are in the Munisangh whose Chaturmas will be formally completed in Ara. In the evening program, programs like Aarti, Bhajan, Question-answer, Doubt Resolution, Guru Bhakti, Bhaav Nritya, Vyavrutti etc. were completed. Chairman Kamlesh Kumar Jain, Reena Jain, Dr. Aditya Vijay Jain, Bibhu Jain, Dhirendra Chandra Jain, Dr. Shashank Jain, Ajay Kumar Jain, Nilesh Kumar Jain, Ajit Kumar Jain, Subir Jain, Roshan Jain, Manoj Jain, Deepu Jain, Neeraj Jain, Manish Jain, Dr. Shweta Jain, Akash Jain, Ajju Jain, Mahendra Kishore Jain, Amul Jain, Usha Jain, Pooja Jain, Sahu Jain, Chandrabh Jain, Shreyansh Jain, Akhilesh Jain, Apoorv Jain, Vivek Jain, Vansh Jain, Mannu Jain, Rajat Jain, Bhavesh Jain, Chhabi Jain, Purnima Jain, Julie Jain, Rupali Jain, Alka Jain, Neha Jain, Sadhna Jain, Vaibhav Jain, Rohit Jain, Siddhant Jain, Omkar Aggarwal, Arihant Jain, Parimal Jain along with hundreds of devotees were present in the program.