Hyderabad, May 09, 2024…..108 Jains from across India, who fasted alternate days for the past year to end their fasting on Friday in the cityin a two-day function called Akshay Tritiya Parna Mahotsav to be held at Dadwadi Jain Temple, Karwan. Akshay Tritiya Parna Mahotsav began today.
Voting Awareness was created on Thursday by city Jains at a two-day Akshay Tritiya Parna Mahotsav at Kushal Dada Wadi Jain Temple on the eve of 108 Jains breaking their year-long fasting on Friday.
Akshay Tritiya Parna Mahotsav is being organised under the guidance of Jain Guru Dr Samkit Muni Ji and two other Jain Monks. On this day about 700 Jains from across India such as Nashik, Pune, Jodhpur, Karnataka, and Chennai including 32 from Hyderabad are expected to participate in the same. 108 Jains will end their year-long alternate fasting with sugar cane juice disclosed by Swarupchand Kothari, Gautam Chand Dank, Sajjan Gandhi, Annaraj Bafna and Vinod Kimtee, the office bearers of the organising body.
Towards this effect, a large number of sugar cane juice bandis will be set up at the premises.
Before breaking their fasting, they will march in a km-long procession from Saibaba Temple in Gudi Malkapuron Friday at 9 am to Dadawadi Jain Temple Karawan on 10 May. 20 Chariots will participate in the procession.
About 4000 people are expected to participate in this Mahotsav which starts on May 9th and ends on May 10th . All the Jain women who arrived from various parts of India and gathered art Kushal Bhavan at the Dada Wadi Jain temple on Thursday participated in the mega mehndi program
In Jainism, Akshaya Tritiya is important as it commemorates the first Tirthankara, Rishab dev Bhagwan, ending his one-year asceticism(severe self-discipline and avoiding all forms of indulgence) by consuming sugarcane juice poured into his cupped hands. Some Jains refer to the festival as Akashya Tritiya Parna Mahotsav. The ascetic practices include simple living, begging, fasting and ethical practices such as humility, compassion, meditation, patience and prayer. Akshay Tritiya Parna Mahotsav brings to an end to such a year-long strict self-discipline.