more-inFor the first time, 22 villages in Palghar district will come together to celebrate Mahavir Jayanti on April 9. This year is the 2616th birth anniversary of Mahavir. About 5,000 Jains are expected to take part in the celebrations. A rath yatra will be taken out from Parshavnath Mandi in Palghar. For many years, the 9,000-strong Jain community in the talukas of Palghar, Boisar, Manor and Safale have been celebrating the anniversary in their villages, but this time the community has decided to unite and celebrate it on a large scale.

Source: The Hindu April 08, 2017 19:13 UTC