The 11th Acharya of Jain Shwetambar Terapanth

GREATER KAILASH, India - July 7, 2014 - PRLog -- The 11^th Acharya of Jain Shwetambar Terapanth

Dharm Sangh Sh Mahashramana’s Chaturmas Rally

Acharya Mahashramana the supreme leader of Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Dharm Sangh is in Delhi as a part his visit for Chaturmas 2014. Chaturmas is a sacred 4 month long period observed by entire Jain community world over. Chaturmas is reserved the year for penance, austerities, fasting, bathing in holy rivers and religious observances for all. Devotees resolve to observe some form of vow, be it of silence or abstaining from a favourite food item, or having only a single meal in a day

The 4 months holy visit of Acharya ji was started on 2nd July and ends on 7th November. The program was started with a rally from KLG Marg to Sadhna Kendra in Chattarpur. In this rally vital issue like environment safety, drug addiction, female feticide and women empowerment was raised by the Terapanth Yuvak Parishad, mahila mandal and kanya mandal.

Senior BJP leader and Ex- vice Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani also attended this program and showed his gratitude to Acharya ji for his visit to Delhi. Advani said, satsang is very important to eradicate fetid thoughts from the society. He also share his childhood days which he spends in Sindh and Karachi before moving to Rajasthan after Independence.

Union Cabinet Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Sector Enterprises Anant Geete, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot and BJP leaders like Satya Narayan Jatia, Arun Jain and Brahm Sing Tanwar also attended the program.