Eventually, land developers and gold dealers won most of the bids.Jayeshbhai from Dubai, for instance, won a bid of Rs 68 lakh to be the first pallbearer, while the second, third and fourth pallbearers paid Rs 42 lakh, Rs 27 lakh and Rs 20 lakh each. The bidder who got to wrap the body in a shroud had pledged Rs 52.52 lakh.In the hierarchy of monks, Maharajsahebji was one of the senior-most in the Tristutik sect. "Something had to be done to raise funds to build more Jain temples and spread the religion. MUMBAI: Members of the Jain community in India as well as abroad bid a collective Rs 7 crore to carry out the last rites of Shri Madvijay Ravindrasuri Maharajsahebji (62), a monk who passed away last week in Rajgarh, a small town in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. For monks who are not senior or acharyas, smaller sums are asked.

Source: Times of India July 09, 2016 23:25 UTC