Paryushan and Daslaxan 2017

Paryushana is time offered to us for internal & external tapasya. Parmatma has given me this opportunity to lead Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington.

My proposal to all of you is to practice maximum silent “maun” during these days. Since it is difficult to practice this at home, JSMW has opened up the Jain Center for anyone to reside there and do tapasya. I will surely be residing at the Jain Center. The programs will be planned in such way that you can spend the maximum time in YOG, DHYAN, KAYOTSARG. And if you do so as guided by DEVGURU you can see MIRACLES in life.

Pranam,
Dr. Falguni Zaveri
Dr. Zaveri’s Bio/ Resumé

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Falguniben Zaveri has kindly accepted to grace the Paryushan Parva celebration this year at our Jain Center.  During Paryushan Parva, the discourses will be in a mix of Hindi, Gujarati and English languages.  Evening Pravachan will be followed by Aarti & Mangal Divo.  The programs during the Paryushan Parva will be held at the Jain Center except for the Swapna Ceremony and Samvatsari Pratikraman.

During the Paryushan we will serve lunch and dinner at the temple. If you wish to participate, please let us know at least 24 hours in advance, by online registration on our website www.www.jsmw.org or adding your name to the spreadsheet at the temple. 

Paryushan Sponsorship

Paryushan Swami Vatsalya sponsorship at the temple is $101 per day.  You can sponsor any number of days as you wish.  If you wish to sponsor a day, you can either write your name for the day on the spreadsheet at the temple or email your name with the donation and days to events@jainsocietydc.org.

Paryushan Schedule

Schedule for Samvatsari Pratikraman on Friday, Aug 25th 

Deravasi Samvatsari Pratikraman

The Deravasi Pratikraman will be performed at 3:30pm at Mangal Mandir located at 17110 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring MD 20905 on Friday, August 25th.  The program will start with a speech by Dr. Falguniben Zaveri from 2:30 – 3:00 p.m., followed by Ghee Boli between 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. The Pratikraman program will start at sharp 3:30 p.m. After Pratikraman, Aarti and Mangal Divo will be performed at Jain Center immediately thereafter.

Pratikraman in English (Location Updated)

Samvatsari Pratikraman in English will be performed at 5:00pm at Mr. Maloo’s home located at 1221 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring, MD (very close to the Jain Center).

Mothers’ Pratikraman

All mothers with young kids can now participate in an early Pratikraman at the Jain Center starting at noon on 25th.

Sthanakwasi Samvatsari Pratikraman 

Sthanakwasi Samvatsari Pratikraman will be held at the Jain Center. Aloyana will be recited from 3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. followed by the Pratikraman starting at 5.30 p.m.

Tapasvi Bahuman

Tapasvis (adults 3 or more consecutive upwas/ children doing any tapasya) will be recognized on Aug 25th at the Jain Center immediately after Aarti & Mangal Divo (approximately at 7:00 p.m.)  All members are requested to provide names of Tapasvi and their Tapasya by registering their name online or via an email to events@jainsocietydc.org.

The parna for Tapasvis will be held at the Jain Center on Saturday, August 26th morning starting at 9:00 a.m.  Various opportunities to sponsor the parna and other activities are available.  

Register a Tapasvi

Overnight Stay at Jain Center

Adult Members (maximum of 15 people) are welcome to stay overnight at the Jain Center during Paryushan and Das Lakshan Parva celebrations as per rules and registration information provided in the next paragraph. If you or a member of your family would like to stay overnight during Paryushan Parva, please contact Vaishali Chedda at (410) 564-4758, vaishali.chheda@gmail.com or  Savita Jain at 240 784 0140, savita@savitajain.com or  Jhalak Mehta at 240-461-1802, Mehta.jhalak@gmail.com.

Rules and Regulations for Overnight Stay at Jain Center

Members of our Jain Society will be allowed to stay overnight at the Jain Center during programs scheduled at Jain Center, provided that they (1) sign and submit the Liability Release Form, (2) submit a proof of their medical insurance coverage.  Non-members will not be allowed to stay overnight at the Jain Center unless they become member to take advantage of this privilege.

Persons staying at the Jain Center shall maintain the facility in accordance to good safety and hygiene procedures.  Prior to leaving the facility, all food (cooked or raw) must be removed, and trash must be taken out.

This year, the Swapna Ceremony will be celebrated at Eleanor Roosevelt High School.

• Date and Time: Sunday, August 20^th, 2017, 1:00 pm
• Venue: Eleanor Roosevelt High School, 7601 Hanover Parkway Greenbelt, MD 20770

The Swapna Ceremony program will be followed by Swami Vatsalya Bhojan (dinner).  Note: RSVP will end at midnight, Thursday, August 17th, 2017 with no exceptions.  

Swapna Ceremony will start at sharp 1:00 pm with a lecture by Dr. Falguniben Zaveri followed by Swapna Boli, Parnu, Aarti, and Mangal Divo. During the Swapna Ceremony, the labharthi members will have the honor of carrying each Swapna to the beats of drums and music.   

• Gheebolis during the Bhavana on 19th (maximum of 5 families for each Swapna)
  • Swapna #6 (Chaand – Full Moon) 
  • Swapna #7 (Suraj – Sun)
  • Swapna #8 (Dhwaja – Large Flag)
• Gheebolis during the Swapna Ceremony on 20th (maximum of 5 families for each Swapna except where noted):
  • Swapna #4 (Lakshmiji) – 10 families can participate
  • Swapna#9 (Kalash)
  • Swapna#10 (Padma Sarovar – Lotus Pond)
  • Swapna #11 (Ratnakar – Ocean)
  • Swapna #12 (Dev Viman – Celestial Chariot Palace)
  • Swapna #13 (Ratnadhag – Heap of Jewels) 
  • Swapna #14 (Nirdhumra Agni – Smokeless Fire)
  • Parnu – 10 families can participate
  • Aarti
  • Mangal Divo 
• Fixed Nakro of $601 for Swapna #1, 2, 3, and 5 (maximum of 3 families for each Swapna).  If you are interested in taking the Swapna please email your name(s) and Swapna number to events@jainsocietydc.org.  The email has to be received by Aug 18^th 2017.  If we have multiple emails for the same Swapna then amongst the interested members whoever bids the most will get the Swapna. If we have only one name then Adesh will be given to the member for $601 and they will get the Swapna.

Note: RSVP will end at midnight, Thursday, August 17th, 2017 with no exceptions.