J A I N C E N T E R O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A P R ATHIS T H A M AHOT S AV C E L E B R A T I O N I N F O R M A T I O N JUNE 30, 2016 to JULY 04, 2016 (THURSDAY - FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY - MONDAY) Please keep this copy for any Prathistha Reference (Information will also be updated on the Jain center website) Updated - June 30, 2016 Address: Unit 208, 14770, 64 Avenue, Surrey, BC Telephone: +1 604 639 5246 / +1 844 900 JAIN (5246) Email: info@jaincenterbc.org Website: http://jaincenterbc.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/bcjaincenter/
June 30, 2016 (Thursday) Prathistha Mahotsav Program J a i n C e n te r o f B C Time Vidhi Who will pooja Nakro / perform $ the 6.30 PM Opening Ceremony - Jajam Vidhi - Everyone 7.30 to 8.30 PM 8.30 to 8.45 PM Namo Kaar Mantra hai Tan Mann ka Sur (Namo Kaar Mantra Jaap) Musical Program Next Day Scheduling, & briefing 8.45 PM Aarti >> - Aarti >>> Panch Parmeshti Aarti Digamaberb Tradition Aadinath Aarti Shwetamber Tradition Mangal Divo - Shewtamber Tradition - Everyone Everyone
First day of Prathistha July 01, 2016 (Friday) Time Vidhi Who will Nakro / perform the $ pooja Everything to 7.15 AM to 7.30 AM Dhwaja Rohan be done in POOJA clothes 7.30-10.30 AM Kumbh Sthapna 151 Priyanka Shah / Dhara Shah & Neha Kapadia Deepak Sthapna 251 1-3 Couples Jwara ropan Vidhi 21 Reha Jain / Darshana Gandhi / Darshana Shah / Anavi Jain / Amita Meher / Nidhi / Alpa Shah / Srishti Jain Snatra Pooja 101 Anuj Jain & Family Patla Pujan Navgrah Pujan 101 Das Dikpal Pujan 101 Ashtmangal puja 101 4 Families Gaurav & Neha Kapadia / Jatin & Priyanka Shah / Hitesh & Reha Jain Anuj Jain & Kapila Jain 1 to 3 couples Darshana Shah / Anuj & Kapila Jain 1 to 3 couples
Chaitya Vandan 10.30 AM - 11 AM Ghat Yatra / Varghodoo (Digamber Tradition) 11.00 AM - 12.30 Vedi Shuddhi by 81 Kalash 51 for Each Kalash 1 Kalash Anuj Jain 1 Kalash Umang Shah 12.30 to 12.45 Aarti Multiple People Mangal diya Multiple Shanti Kalash Only 1 couple 1.00 to 2.30 PM Sadharmik Vatsalya (Lunch) Sponsored by Nilesh & Darshana Shah 2.30 to 5.30 Yaag Mandal Vidhan (Digambar Tradition) 4 Different categories of Indra (Yaag Mandal Vidhaan includes 250 Aargh's) 1) Saudharam 2) Ishan 3) Sanat Kumar 4) Mahendra Kumar Rest 150 Aaargh's 101 501 (includes Vinayak Yantra + 25 Aargh) 501 (includes Vinayak Yantra + 25 Aargh) 501 (includes Vinayak Yantra + 25 Aargh) 501 (includes Vinayak Yantra + 25 Aargh) 51 for 5 Aargh's Anuj Jain Multiple Dress code necessary
6.00 to 7.30 Sadharmik Vatsalya - Saalibhadra ke Bhojnalay mein 7.00 to 9.00 (Musical Program) Sur ka Sangam Prabhu Mahaveer ke Saath, Explanation of Each Labh and its importance + 8.45 PM - 9.15 PM Panch Parmeshti Aarti Digamaber tradition Aadinath Aarti Shwetamber Mangal Divo - Shewtamber
Second day of Prathistha JULY 02, 2016 (Saturday) J a i n C e n te r o f B C Time 7.00-10.30 AM Vidhi Digambar Tradition Abhishek / Pooja Regular Abhishek as below mentioned items: Vinayak Yantra Abhishek Vinay Patth Mangal Patth Nakro / $ Shanti Dhara 251 Shanti Nath Bagwaan Poojan and then Vidhaan (120 Aargh) Shanti Paath 201 (Each Couple gets 12 aargh) Who will perform the pooja Boys older than 8 Years old Umang & Alpa Shah Anuj & Kapila Jain Multiple Families with 3 Generations Anuj & Kapila Jain 10 Couples (Indra and Indrani) 10:30 AM - 1.00 Snatra Poojan (Shwetamber Tradition) 101 Multiple couple Laghoo SiddhChakra Poojan (Mini) 151 Multiple Couples There are 9 types of Poojan: Mandla 1) Arhant Navpad Poojan 251 Gaurav Kapadia & Family 2) Siddh 151 Prajay Gandhi & Family 3) Acharya 151 Jatin Shah & Family 4) Upadhyay 151 Prakash & Geeta Kapadia 5) Sarva Sadhu 151 Ronak & Rutu Shah 6) Darshan 151 Mayur Khajuriya & Family 7) Gyan 151 Natu Bhai Bhagat & Family 8) Charitra 151 Ashish and Urmi Gandhi(Seattle) 9) Tap 151 Darshana Shah & Family
1.00 to 1.15 PM Aarti Mangal diyo Shanti Kalash Only 1 couple 1.30 to 2.30 PM Sadharmik Vatsalya (Lunch) Sponsored by Natu Bhai Bhagat & Family 2.30 to 5.00 Aadhaar Abhishek: (Shwetamber Tradition) Padam Prabhu Swami (Shwetamber Mulnayak) 1001 751 Abhishek Numbers - Nakro for the slot of 3 Abhisekhs Nemi Nath Bagwaan 751 (1,2,3) Kalpesh and Vega Mehta 751 (4,5,6) 501 Rest 11 INCH Pratimajis 501 251 Gautam Swami 201 151 Simandhar Swami 501
251 Padamavati Devi 201 151 Dharnendra Devta 201 151 Chakeshwari Mata 201 151 KshetraPal Dada 201 151 GhantaKaran Mahavir Bhagwaan 201 151 151 (10,11,12) - Abhay Tamboli (10,11,12) - Abhay Tamboli Das Dikpal 51 One Family Surya Darshan (Swapna) 51 One Family Chandra Darshan (Swapna) 51 Abhay Tamboli and family Aargh aarpan 51 One Family
Darpan Darshan 51 One Family 5.00 to 6.00 Mangal Kriya - Mehendi Program for Saubhgyavati Ladies 6.00 to 7.30 Sadhamik Vatsalya Only for Married women OR Young Girls 7.15 to 9.15 Importance of pratishtha, and Kumar Pal Maharaja ki Bhavya Aarti 9.15 PM Aarti >>> Panch Parmeshti Aarti Aarti >>> Digamaber Tradition Aadinath Aarti Shwetamber Tradition Mangal Divo - Shewtamber Tradition
Day of Prathistha JULY 03, 2016 (Sunday) Big Day in the History of Jain Center of British Columbia. The moment we are all waiting for our PRATHISTHA CEREMONY Time 7:00 to 7.30 AM Vidhi Bhaktamar Path Nakro / $ Who will perform the pooja Multiple - Pooja clothes not necessary 7.30 AM - 9.00 Abhishek with Plain Water for Both Traditions 251 Pooja clothes 9.00 to 9.15 AM Mindhan / Raksha Mantra (Only for Shwetamber Bhagwaan) 251 Priyanka Shah 9.30 to 10.30 Maha Rath Yatra / Varghodoo From 24 Tirthankar Pratimaji only 19 (11 Inch Pratimaji's) and 2 panch Dhatuji ki Pratimaji will be involved Indra, Indrani, Kuber and Parents for the Varghodoo Boli will be done for Multiple Indra Indryani / Parents / Kuber 10.30 to 11.00 Pokhna + Bhakula 11.00 to 11.30 Mangal Pravesh 11.00 to 11.30 Viraajmaan 11.30 to 12.30 function for the following rituals: Pratishttha + Ganta Nad + Shankh Nad Kumkum Thapa Only Married Ladies All the 3 Aartis Dhwaja Cshtra (Only for 5 Big Pratimajis) 501 For each Pratimaji Bhaamandal (Only for 5 Big 501 For each
Pratimajis) Pratimaji 12.39 PM To 12.40 PM VIJAY MUHURT PRATHISTHA (Order) First 24 Bhagwan, Devi Devta + KumKum Thapa + Ghanta Naad + Shankh Naad + Dhwaja 12.40 to 1.00 Completion of Pratishtha + Bhakula + Dhwaja Ropan Completion 1.00 to 1.25 PM 1.25 PM to 1.30 PM 1.30 PM to 2.00 PM 2.00 PM to 3.00 PM Pehli Pooja - Shwetamber and 27 Shanti Snatra ke Shlok with the Pooja 501 Pehli Pooja - Nemi Nath Bagwaan 501 Pehle 5 Argh Digambar Tradition / Digamber Paath Havan as per Digambar Vidhee Panch Parmeshti Aarti Digamaber Tradition Mahavir Swami Bhagwan Aarti Aadinath Bhagwaan Aarti Shwetamber Tradition Mangal Divo - Shewtamber Tradition Shanti Kalash Chaitya Vandan Visarjan Per Person Per Head (Max 5 People First Come First Serve) Mahendra Mehta 3.00 PM to 4.30 PM Sangh Bhojan Sponsored by - Satypal and Padma Singhal
Please NOTE: People who have sponsored our Pratimajis will get the Laabh of Carrying the Baghwaan from Upstairs to downstairs in the temple and handing over the Bhagwaan to Indra and Indrani for Varghodoo. After the Varghodoo is done, Indra and Indrani will hand over the Bhagwaan back to them. Then, they will be doing the POKHNA VIDHI followed by MANGAL PRAVESH of our Bhagwan in the Derasar and then VIRAJMAAN of Pratimajis at their original assigned permanent locations. All these ceremonies will have to be done in POOJA CLOTHES ONLY. Last day Prathistha - July, 04 2016 (Monday) Time Vidhi Nakro / Boli 7.30 AM Dwar Udghaatan / First Darshan Pooja
LUNCH and DINNER Sponsor amount Each Day Sponsor's name & their picture will be put it at the entrance of the Bhojanalay, If it been has sponsored by June 17th. $ 751 Per Priti Bhojan $ 1001 - Priti Bhojan for the Main Prathistha Day Sangh Prabhavana Ladoo - Sponsored by Natu Bhagat and Sushila Bhagat *All Nakro / / sponsorship amount are in Canadian funds In case if the fixed amount / Nakro is not sponsored then there will be a for that particular Item Gaadi Bharai Ceremony - OPEN TO ALL ($ 20 each for Silver Coin) Special 10 GM silver coins which have been ordered from India will be available for Gaadi Bharai at the temple during the event. These coins could be purchased from Shri Naresh Jain at the temple during the entire event. This coin distribution activity will go on Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday till 9.00 AM. If people wish to put their own coin than they could do that as well. (Only Precious metals allowed) All the coins can be dropped at any time underneath all Baghwaan s opening. (If idol does not have enough slot space then the Vidhikaar s will decide the next course of action)
Please Note: In order to keep proper track & avoid duplication of sponsorship of any Puja, please request in writing by sending an email to jainsamajofbc@gmail.com with subject line Prathistha Laabh Confirmation clearing stating name of the Laabh that you wish to sponsor with your name, home phone Number, email ID and your cell phone number. If the item is still available then we will send you Confirmation email. Once you commit to any puja or item, No last minute changes will be allowed. Humble request due to Space Limitation: Because of our limited Bhamti Space and after consulting our Vidhikar Shri Jayesh Khona Ji & Shri Khen Chand Ji, we have come up with these guidelines. Please Note: - Please be on time because you do not want to miss anything. - If you are not around for performing a puja that you have registered for, your part of the Pooja will be performed by the Vidhikar. - No Black clothes to be worn during the entire Prathistha Mahotsav. - Most of the Rituals would have to be performed in Pooja Clothes only. Thank you and be proud that you have participated in one of the most memorable event in your lifetime. -Jai Jinendra