“An important aspect of this holy festival is forgiveness,” says Saanchi Shah, 15, from King George V School, who is a Jain. During this Paryushana, she fasted for eight days; some ...

Meru Trayodashi is a Jain festival marking the enlightenment and salvation of Rishabhanatha Deva, the first Jain Tirthankara. Celebrated on the 13th day of Shukla Paksha in Magh, it emphasizes ...

The Muscatine Art Center, 1314 Mulberry Ave., plans two events just days apart at the center. A performance from Sunny Jain in the Muscatine Art Center Music Room will begin at 5:15 p.m. Thursday ...

BAGHPAT: Dozens of devotees fell in a heap from a 65-foot-high temporary wooden platform during a Jain festival at Baghpat in UP on Tuesday morning, leaving seven people dead and at least 40 injured.

Many from Jain Mandals, Digambar Jain Clubs, Veera Sevas and Karnataka Jain Sabha have come voluntarily to do seva work like cleaning and cooking. Volunteers with proficiency in Hindi, English and ...