Programme Details

Venue Locations:

• Dhaval Mehta's Address - 2A Genoa street, Moorabbin, VIC 3189.
• Moorabbin Senior Citizens - 964 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin, VIC 3189. Public Transport: Moorabbin Station (Frankston line). Hall within walking distance from station.
• Kingston City Hall- 985 Nepean Hwy Moorabbin, Melbourne, VIC 3189. Hall is located within the walking distance from Moorabbin Train 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).

Chauvihar Facility for Weekdays

Please note that Weekdays Chauvihar facility at MSJS has been cancelled due to lack of enough RSVP/responses. Those who have submitted their RSVP for Weekdays Chauvihar at MSJS will be communicated separately. MSJS Management Committee and Paryushan 2016 team sincerely apologises for inconvenience this may cause. 

Child Minding Facility 

Paryushan 2016 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 (13:30 to 16:00 hours) on Saturday 03/09/2016 and (09:30 to 12:00 hours) on Sunday 04/09/2016 
• Samvatsari Pratikraman time 13:00 to 17:00 hours on 05/09/2016 Samvatsari day.

Hence, The Paryushan 2016 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 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.

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 Mon 05/09/2016- $1501 (Three nakra - different individuals can participate)
• Samooh Aaradhana Bhavan Hall Sponsorship $501 (Many individuals can participate)
• Sadharmik Bhakti $301 (Many individuals can participate)
• Sangh Prabhavana $101 (Many 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.

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 except on days with conflicting events .
• Management committee reserves the right to amend any of the above programmes, should circumstances change, without advance notice.