Paryushan 2015

Respected Shravak/Shravika,

Pranam,

Melbourne Shwetambar Jain Sangh (MSJS) is pleased to invite you and your family for the celebration of Paryushan Mahaparva 2015 starting from Thursday 10th September to 17th September (Samvatsari) followed by Samooh Parna Friday 18th September and Chaitya Paripati on  Saturday 19th of September.

Let us all join together to celebrate the most auspicious festival of Jainism!! 

Kind regards

MSJS Committee

Programme Details

Venue Locations:

• Dhaval Mehta's Address - 3 Genoa street, Moorabbin, VIC 3189.
• Rajan  Shah's Address - 78 Palmers Road Williams landing
• Moorabbin Senior Citizens - 964 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin, VIC 3189. Public Transport: Moorabbin Station (Frankston line). Hall within walking distance from station. 
• Collingwood Town Hall -140 Hoddle St, Abbotsford, VIC 3067. Hall within walking distance from Collingwood station.
• Masonic Hall - 124-126 Rowans Road, Moorabbin, VIC 3189. Melway: 77 H7. Let us know for pickup facility from nearest station: Highett station (Frankston line).
• Hawthorn Town Hall -360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC 3122. Hall within walking distance from Glenferrie station. We recommend to use public transport as very limited full day parking available.
  • Parking for Hawthorn Town Hall
    
    • Swinburne multi-deck parking, Wakefield street, Hawthorn - 5mins walk to Hall
      • Parking rate:
      • $3.00 for up to two hours during the day 
      • $4.00 for up to three hours during the day 
      • $4.00 flat rate after 4.00pm 
      • $6.50 for full day (including evening) 
    • Glenferrie Centre: 5 Alfred Street Hawthorn VIC 3122 5mins walk to Hall
      • Parking rate:
      • $3 per hour, $9 maximum, $4 flat rate after 5pm)

Gahuli/ Colouring  competition for Children

MSJS has always encouraged young children to learn and practice principles of Jainism which help them become Sushravak / Sushravika. Since last four years during all major events, MSJS has given opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge gained by young children in Pathshala by way of individual or group activity and/or competition. Considering overwhelming participation, success of such initiatives for young children and feedback received from parents, this year Paryushan Committee has decided to provide similar opportunity once again during this Paryushan.

This Paryushan, we would like to encourage our young children to participate in Gahuli OR Colouring competition. The competition will take place on Saturday, 12th September 2015.

Gahuli Competition: This will encourage your child to learn the way how we do Gahuli  (Sathiya) using Akshat (Rice) in Ashtaprakari Pooja.

• Two age groups: 5 to 7 years and 8 to 12 years
• Time: 9:30 to 9:45 AM
• Each participating child will do Gahuli (Sathiya) using Akshat (Rice) ONLY.
• Each participant will get maximum of 15 minutes to complete.
• Participants should bring Akshat (Rice) from home.
• All parents are encouraged to teach/prepare their children to participate in Gahuli competition. This will provide children an opportunity to learn Akshat Pooja.

Colouring Competition: This will help child to recognize the colour, line, shape and form. It will increase their creativity to bring colours to the sketch based on Jain principles.

• Age: 3 to 4 Years
• Time: 9:30 to 9:50 AM
• Crayons/Colours/Paints to be brought by parents from home
• Colouring sheet will be provided
• Each participant will get maximum of 20 minutes to complete.

As a token of appreciation each participant will be presented with a participation gift and the best 3 performances (in each age group) will beawarded with prize. All parents should encourage their children to take part in this activity, as it will be a good learning experience to boost their confidence.

Since we have limited time for the competition, only registered children will be able to participate. So please register your children by clicking the link here. Registration will close on Sunday 16th August 2015. 

If you have any query or need any further information, please contact [email protected] - attention Sneha Mehta.

Child Minding Facility 

Paryushan 2015 Committee is working extremely hard to help you do the Paryushan Aaradhana very well, which includes arranging child minding facility for your children at

• Pravachan time (19:30 to 22:00 hours) on weekdays during Paryushan
• Pravachan time (11:00 to -16:00 hours) (excluding lunch) Saturday 12/09/2015 and
• Samvatsari Pratikraman time 13:00 to 17:00 hours on 17/09/2015 Samvatsari day.

Generally, it is extremely difficult to organise child carers during weekdays evening, especially when it is just for couple of hours. To help us assess the number of carers required, we need to ascertain the number of children requiring child minding facility.

Hence, The Paryushan 2015 Committee requests you to let us know how many of your children require child minding on which day by filling in the RSVP form.

•  Please note that for child minding facility will be You will be required to pay a 100% REFUNDABLE deposit of AUD $10.00 per child per day at the time of doing RSVP. This deposit amount will be refunded on the requested day at the Pravachan time. 

Chaitya Paripati

Chaitya Paripatee means tradition of visiting multiple Derasar.  It is one of the Kartavyas of Paryushan for every Jain. To fulfil this Kartavya, MSJS has organized Chaitya Paripati on Saturday – 19/09/2015 where in we would be visiting Shree Sumatinath Derasar, Suvidhinaatha GruhaJinalaya at Param and Ekta Shah's residence and  a few number of  Sadharmik home having Bhagwan Pratimaji . MSJS plans to organise mass transit to visit Derasar and Sadharmik's home on Saturday 19th September. Kindly confirm your participation filling in the RSVP form below. Email will be sent out with further details.

Donate to support our community

MSJS solely depends on support from community members by way of attendance, contributions, donations and sponsorship.

The following are the Nakras for this event:

• Samvatsari Pratikramana Hall Sponsorship Thurs 17/09/2015- $1001 (Three nakra - different individuals can participate)
• Mahavir Janm Vanchan Hall Sponsorship - Sun 13/09/2015 - $1001 (Three nakra - different individuals can participate)
• Matru,Pitru and Guru Vandana Hall Sponsorship - Sat 12/09/2015 - $1001 (Two nakra - different individuals can participate)
• Paryushan weekdays Hall Sponsorship - $501 (Two nakra - different individuals can participate)
• Samooh Parna Hall Sponsorship - $501 (Two nakra - different individuals can participate)
• Aangi Sponsorship - $251 (Two nakra - different individuals can participate)
• Veer Sainik Bahumaan - $501 (Three nakra - different individuals can participate)
• Children Gahuli and Colouring competition gifts - $501 (Two nakra - different individuals can participate)
• Sadharmik Bhakti $301 (Many individuals can participate)
• Sangh Prabhavana $101 (Many individuals can participate)
• Sangh Poojan $101 (Many individuals can participate)
• Childcare sponsor $101 (Many individuals can participate)
• Chaityapari pati - $750(Three nakra - different individuals can participate)

To take Labh any of the above Nakra, please email [email protected]. Nakras will be given on first come first serve basis.

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Important Notes

• During Paryushan, ideally one shall perform 17 Pratikraman - Morning & evening Pratikraman during the 8 days of Paryushan and morning Pratikraman on Parna day
• Anyone performing evening Pratikraman must not eat after sunset
• Anyone performing morning Pratikraman must have stopped eating prior to sunset on previous day
• During Paryushan, one shall confine meal intake between Navkarshi & Sunset time and avoid eating green vegetables (Jain should not eat root vegetables)
• Anyone performing any Tapasya (Ekasanu, Biyasanu, Upvas, Aayambil) must drink boiled water and have meals between Porsi & Sunset time only. It is also important to take appropriate pachchakhkhan.
• Boiled Water: For every event, arrangement will be made for boiled drinking water for those who are doing Tapasya.
• Please bring your own Katasana and other things if you have. We have made arrangements for all those who do not have.
• During Paryushan,  Derasar will be open from 5:30 AM for pooja. Aarti will be done at 5.30 pm.
• Management committee reserves the right to amend any of the above programmes, should circumstances change, without advance notice.

CITY OF YARRA MSJS and the Paryushan Event team would like to thank our major sponsor CITY OF YARRA for making Collingwood Town Hall available at a subsidised rate on 12th and 13th Of September 2015 for Kids Activity and Supan Uchhamani.