Paryshan Parva Mahotsav

Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington is pleased to announce the 2019 Paryushan Parva Mahotsav to be held at the Jain Center.

During these auspicious days, various religious programs and services will be organized as detailed below:

We are pleased to announce that Shri Narendrabhai Nandu has kindly accepted to grace the Paryushan Parva celebration. He will be accompanied by Meghbhai Nandu.


For Jiv Daya, we request you to avoid lawn moving, shrubs/tree pruning during Paryushan & Das Lakshan Parva

Temple Lunch & Dinner Sponsorship
During the Paryushan we will serve lunch and dinner at the temple. If you wish to participate, please RSVP by clicking on the link below at least 24 hours in advance. Request RSVP for lunch and dinner to avoid wasting food and make sure there is no shortage.
https://jsmw.org/paryushan-rsvp/

Note: People who RSVP will be given first preference. If we have extra food, we will more than welcome members who have not RSVP to have lunch or dinner.

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 or more, you can select it from the dropdown on the RSVP form or email your name with the donation and days to events@jainsocietydc.org

Swapna Ceremony

This year, the Swapna Ceremony will be celebrated at
McLean High School, McLean, VA.

Date and Time:
Saturday, August 31, 2019, 1 PM
Swapna Ceremony Program:
1:00 pm - 5:45 pm

Swami Vatsalya (Dinner):
5:45 pm

Venue 
McLean High School, 1633 Davidson Rd., McLean, VA 22101

RSVP 
Please RSVP by August 27th at following 
https://jsmw.org/swapna-ceremony-rsvp

We request to all of you to please come on time. During the Swapna Ceremony, the labharthi members will have the honor of carrying each Swapna to the beats of drums and music.

Gheeboli for Swapnas
Maximum of 3 families can participate in Gheeboli for any Swapna except for Swapna #4 (Lakshmiji) and Parna which can have maximum of 5 families. A family comprises of labharthi + their unmarried kids + their parents. 

Swami Vatsalya Bhojan (Dinner) Sponsorship
Swapna Ceremony program will be followed by Swami Vatsalya Bhojan, for which sponsorship opportunities are currently available. You can sponsor the Swami Vatsalya Bhojan by donating a starting amount of $101 (Sadharmik Bhakti Bronze). Additional sponsorship options include $251 (Silver), $501 (Gold), $1,001 (Platinum), and $1,501 (Diamond) levels. You or a group of families can jointly sponsor the entire Swami Vatsalya Bhojan for a donation of $6,001.

For sponsorships, please send us an email at VicePresident@JainSocietyDC.org

Das Lakshan Parva
September 3 to September 12

Das Lakshan Parva will be celebrated this year from September 3rd to September 12th.

During weekdays, there will be aarti followed by pravachans by
Falguni Ben Zaveri.

Nandeeshwar Dweep Mandal Vidhaan Puja will be held on
Saturday, September 7th.

This year Kshamavani Parv will be celebrated on September 14th that will
include Abhishek and Ratnatray Vidhaan.

Schedule

Tue, Sept 3 - Aarti at 7:30 PM. Pravachan at 8:00 PM
Wed, Sept 4 - Aarti at 7:30 PM. Pravachan at 8:00 PM
Thu, Sept 5 - Aarti at 7:30 PM. Pravachan at 8:00 PM
Fri, Sept 6 - Aarti at 7:30 PM. Pravachan at 8:00 PM
Sat, Sept 7 - Abhishek at 9:00 AM. Nandeeshwar Dweep Vidhaan, Lunch
Sun, Sept 8 - Abhishek at 9:00 AM. Puja, Pravachan, Lunch
Mon, Sept 9 - Aarti at 7:30 PM. Pravachan at 8:00 PM
Tue, Sept 10 - Aarti at 7:30 PM. Pravachan at 8:00 PM
Wed, Sept 11 - Aarti at 7:30 PM. Pravachan at 8:00 PM
Thu, Sept 12 - Pratikraman starting at 5:00 PM. Aarti
Sat, Sept 14 - Kshamavani Parv Celebration - Abhishek at 9:30 AM. Ratnatray Vidhaan. Lunch

Make your best efforts to be part of each day’s celebrations. If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact samir.tatiya@gmail.com.