Friday, August 22, 2025
Paryushana Parva 2025
Join us for the sacred eight-day festival of Paryushana — a time of reflection, fasting, forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
📍 Community Center, USA
About Paryushana Parva
Paryushana is the most important festival in the Jain calendar, observed for eight days (Shvetambara tradition). It is a time for:
- Spiritual reflection and meditation
- Pratikraman — a ritual of repentance and renewal
- Fasting and penance (tapasya)
- Seeking and offering forgiveness — Micchami Dukkadam
Schedule
| Day | Activity |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Opening prayers and Kalpa Sutra recitation |
| Days 2–7 | Daily discourses, bhajans, and meditation |
| Day 8 | Samvatsari — universal forgiveness day |
How to Participate
All members of the community are warmly invited to join. Whether you observe partial or full fasting, or simply wish to attend discourses, all are welcome.
For more information, please contact us.
Jai Jinendra 🙏