Indian former real estate tycoon Bhavesh Bhandari and his wife Jinal have relinquished their 19 million pounds (US$23.6 million) fortune to adopt the lifestyle of Jain monks. A monk walking.

Amid protest against a religious procession led by Jain monks in Assam's Jorhat, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday ...

As a manifestation of ahimsa, Jain monks wear nets over their mouths and ... Set in the kingdom of Kurukshetra on India's northern plains, the epic narrates a succession struggle among members ...

It is learnt that Agriculture Ministry officials went to Transport Bhawan to brief Shekhawat about the questions listed for ...

Some people of upper Assam's Jorhat town reacted sharply to the procession led by two Jain monks, who were not wearing clothes in accordance with their religious practice, through the main ...

Much like Buddhism, Jainism focuses on the pursuit ... Although the religion isn’t widely known outside India, there are about 500 Jain families in Hong Kong, forming a close-knit community. “ ...

RAIPUR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said India’s saints played a significant ... s Rajnandgaon district, Shah said Jain monks worked towards uniting the country.

He said that when 12,000 monks arrived from the north to Shravanabelagola, the Jinanathapura and Hale Belagola villages became prosperous in providing food for the ascetics along with the Jain ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah highlighted the pivotal role of saints like Acharya Vidyasagar Ji in safeguarding Indian culture and unity at an event in Chhattisgarh. Shah emphasized the Acharya's ...

“Worshipping nature and animals is Indian culture and it should be continued ... On the occasion, Jain monks from across the country offered puja to the 405 ft tall Sumeru Parvata built ...

Amid protest against a religious procession led by nude Jain monks in Assam’s Jorhat, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said any attempt to obstruct the community’s devout practices will be ...

Himanta vows to protect nude Jain monks' procession amid protest Sarma's comments came on the backdrop of protests by a group of people in Jorhat town following the religious procession by the ...