Jains Celebrate Birthday of Lord Mahavira

April 22, 2005

Source: The Indian Express

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=126048

On April 22, 2005 The Indian Express reported, "Mahavir Jayanti, the 2604th birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira, was marked on Saturday with solemnity at the Jain Shwetembar temple, Sector 28. On the occasion, the Mahavir Janam Kalyanak Puja was recited in the morning; there were speeches, songs and devotional dances by a group of Jain devotees. Moreover, a rath yatra was organised from the Digambar Jain temple, Sector 27. It was ceremoniously welcomed with a conventional aarti and shanti path when it reached the Sector 28 temple. The relevance of non-violence, vegetarianism and other teachings of Lord Mahavir were stressed upon by the president of the Digambar Jain Temple, Mani Savrt Jain, and secretary of the Shwetambar temple, Mahinder Kumar Mathur. A similar function was also organised in the Jain Sthannak, Sector 18, where Jatindera Muniji addressed the congregation."