CURATED BY – BHAGWAN DAS BERAGI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shajapur, When Jain community members came out from the streets of the city on Tuesday morning carrying decorated palanquins with Jai-Jai Shri Adinath on their lips and Dada Adinath seated on their shoulders, the palanquin yatra route was drenched in devotion to Jina rule.
The occasion was the birth anniversary celebration of the first Jain Tirthankar Lord Adinath. On the call of All India Jain Shwetambar Yuvak Mahasangh, it was celebrated with great pomp by the Jain community of Shajapur Nagar along with the entire country with various religious and social programs. District President Mangal Nahar said that on Tuesday, the festival was first started religiously with the Pakshal Puja of God at 6.30 am in the twenty-four Jinalaya Dham Oswal Seri temple and Snatra Mahotsav at 8 am. During this, the Prateek Mandlik family performed the Pakshal Puja at Chaubis Jinalaya Dham. At the same time, Shakrastava Mahabhishek was performed at Veermani Teerth Dham at 7.30 am by Angurbala Jitendra Narelia, Saurabh Narelia, Kapil Chaudaria and Parul Nahar. After this, at 9 am in the morning, the grand palanquin procession of Dada Adinath started from Chaubis Jinalaya Dham Oswal Seri, passing through Kasera Bazaar, Sugandhi Gali, Bajaj Khana, Azad Chowk, Nai Sadak and Pipli Gali and again reached Jain Temple. Where Sanjay Jain (manager) family took advantage of Aarti's bid. During the Palki Yatra, the idol of the Lord was taken out on a tour by the youth of the society in a decorated palanquin. After this, communal religious worship was conducted by Mahila Mandal in Jain Upashraya from 10 to 11 am. At the same time, the officials of the Youth Federation provided food service to the destitute at Shri Akhand Ashram located on Nagnagini Marg. A tree plantation program was organized at Lalghati Tirth Dham at 5 pm. In which District Forest Divisional Officer Mayank Chandiwal, Sakal Jain Samaj President Sapan Jain, Teerth Dham Trust Board President Lokendra Narelia, Vice President Sunil Nahar, Porwal Samaj President Piyush Jain and former President Vinod Jain, who were present as guests, planted saplings for environmental promotion at the main gate of Teerth Dham. Went. Along with this, the whole day long Mahotsav concluded with great enthusiasm with the Maha Aarti of Moolanayak Dada Adinath along with colorful devotion to the Lord in front of the idols of the Supreme Soul enshrined at Veermani Teerth Dham, equipped with picturesque structures and attractive lamp decorations, from 7 to 8 pm. All the programs were organized by Shajapur Jain Samaj under the aegis of Jain Youth Federation. In which a large number of people including all the officials and members were present. At the end of the events, Youth Federation State Vice President Sapan Jain, District Treasurer and event in-charge Pranjal Mandlik and City President and event co-incharge Mayank Jain expressed their gratitude.