365Telugu.com online news,Hyderabad,May 10th, 2024:108 Jains who fasted by eating alternative day for the past one year broke their fasting by consuming sugar cane juice today at Dadawadi Jain Temple at Karwan.
Some of the people who fasted were as old as 86 years done young were just 19
It had more women than men. Some of them have fasted for 35 years.
The ceremony is called Akshay Tritiya Parna Mahotsav. It kicked off yesterday and concluded today.
Earlier all these 208 Jain’s drawn from across India, including 32 from twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad were ceremoniously taken in 25 well docarated chariots in a km-long procession from Saibaba Temple in Gudi Malkapur to Dadawadi Jain Temple Karawan.
Vimlabhai Kochar from Nashik has been fasting by eating alternative day for the past 35 years. Kantha Bhai has been fasting for 16 years. Ugam Bhai Gandhi is a 81 years old woman who has been fasting for the past 24 years.
Kishore Golechs from Secunderabad who is into cycling business has been fasting for 24 years. Sangeetha Kothari, a 52 years old woman has been fasting for the past 7 years.
Sunitha Vinod, 52 from Nashik has done first time. Krishi Bandari, a 19 years old girl from Hyderabad has done fasting second time. Says, fasting has taught her to excercise control on anything we do excessive. It has also taught me a very good discipline in life.
Mahendra Lunwath from
hyderabad who has been fasting for 20 years said it is mind control over food. I decided in mind and I never had any problem in fasting. He urged youngsters and first timers start fasting atleast once a week.
In an era where food is available at a click of mouse from food delivery platforms such Swiggy and Zomato, fasting is the only way forward to excercise control over food. We are what we eat. Obesity is on the rise. The best way is to fast atleast once a week he said
The fast breaking ceremony was organised under the guidance of Jain Guru Dr Samkit Muni Ji and two other Jain Monks.
On this day about 2000 Jains from across India such as Nashik, Pune, Jodhpur, Karnataka, and Chennai and Hyderabad participated
108 Jain’s ended their year-long alternate fasting with sugar cane juice disclosed Swarupchand Kothari, Gautam Chand Dank, Sajjan Gandhi, Annaraj Bafna and Vinod Kimtee, the office bearers of the organising body.
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.
Akshay Tritiya Parna Mahotsav was organised by Vardhaman Sthanakvasi Jain Shravak Sangh, Greater Hyderabad.
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