Today was the seventh (penultimate) day of Derawasi Paryushan – a day for honouring the Tapasvis and a day for 108 diva arti.
Vinubhai welcomed Councillor Vina Mithani and thanked her for coming.
Kalpa Sutra: Today was last day of Kalpa Sutra Vachan at the Kenton Derasar. Vinubhai talked about post Diksha period of Mahavir Swami leading to his Nirvana with stories about His various disciples (Gandhars), including Gautam Swami. There were lots of one to one questions and discussions at the end. There were requests from audience for Vinubhai to give similar series of lectures on other Jainism topics on regular basis. MF committee will consider this suggestion. There was samuh chaitya vandan and arti/mangal divo after the talk. Prabhavna of ‘suko mevo' was given at the end.
Pratikraman
Today's pratikraman was sponsored by Late Mrs. Labhkuvar Raichand Mehta & Family (c/o Rohit Mehta) (£401) and representatives of Labhkuvarben's family started the pratikraman with three Navkars.
There are two sponsors for tomorrow's Savantsari pratikraman - Dr Gyandev Sheth & Family (£501) and Late Mrs. Labhkuvar Raichand Mehta & Family. The Pratikraman will start at 4:00 pm sharp and everyone is requested to take their seat by 3:30 pm to facilitate reciting of chaityavandan and the utcchavnis for pratikraman sotras. Doors will open at 3:00 pm. This timing is important because of the desire to finish the pratikraman before it gets too dark. The Pratikraman will be held at Kingsbury High School – use the Stag Lane entrance for the School car park.
Young mothers (and others), who are not able to do the 4:00 pm pratikraman because of baby sitting and other problems, could perform the Samvantsari Pratikraman at the Kenton Derasar. This will start at 12 noon sharp and you are requested to take your place by 11:45 am.
Arti/Mangal Divo
The highlight of today was 108 diva arti. Each arti-thali was for £11. The lights were switched off and the whole public joined in this graceful arti which was beautifully song by Ashishbhai Mehta. The whole atmosphere, which lasted for more than quarter of an hour, was electrifying.
Mangal Divo was taken by Mrs Vandnaben Ashvinbhai Shah. Ashishbhai recited mangal divo to the tune of ‘ajare pardeshi' ( Madhu mati film). All with 108 arti thalis were allowed to use them for Mangal Divo too.
Parna pokhvanu
The family of Divyakant Mazni will bring the parnu and Sapna to 557 Kenton Road Derasar at 10:30 am tomorrow. The pokhva vidhi will be performed by the family of Chandreshbhai Shah (£201).
Prabhavna
Today we had several prabhavnas, as follows:
· Nileshbhai & Priti Doshi (brought their own prabhavna of Maupati)
· Chandni & Dipesh Doshi (per Nilesh Dalichand Doshi of Mombasa (panda- £151)
· Madhubhai Ravji (brought own prabhavna of suko mevo)
· Shailesh Pranlal Shah (brought own prabhavna)
· Agarbati.
Tapasvi bahuman
Tapasvi Bahuman was done by Swatiben Kirti Vora, Shilpa (Dolly) Bharat Mehta, and Rashmi Jayprakash Desai and their family members and friends ((£1001). The following tapasvis, mainly young ones, were honoured.
· Shaloni Rupen Patwa (10 years) (1 upvas)
· Hiral Shah (under 12) (1 upvas)
· Nischal Udani (under 12) (1 upvas)
· Devan Shah (1 upvas)
· Hitesh Jayantilal Jasani (3)
· Sahir Rajesh Doshi (11 years) (3)
· Sonal Rajesh Doshi (12 years) (3)
· Chandni Hitesh Jasani (13 years) (3)
· Jayesh Narendra Mehta (3)
· Hitesh Vrajlal Shah (3)
· Rajesh Harsukhlal Doshi (3)
· Esha Jagdish Shah (3)
· Hemaben Praful Vora (3)
· Hasumati Vrajlal Shah (3)
· Sushma Hitesh Shah (3)
· Bhushan Rajen Shah (3)
· Vidhi Nilesh Dhruv (8)
· Harshil Divyakant Mazni (12 years) (8)
· Palak Mukesh Shah (8)
· Pinki Chandreshbhai Shah (Khir Samudra)
· Charmi Yogesh Mehta (3)
· Jainil Ketan Shah (3)
· Rakshaben Rohit Mehta (3)
It was heartening to see so many young tapasvis.
Musicians
The Bahuman of all the musicians and their promoter Raj ubhai of Shakti Centre was done by the ladies from Mahavir Foundation. The Group gave very enjoyable music throughout the Paryushan. Today we had two sponsors for Bhavna:
· Madhubhai Ravji (£51)
· Late Chief Harakhchand Bhandari & Family (Mrs Bhandari) (£51)
There is no bhavna tomorrow.
Other
· Vinubhai thanked all the committee members/trustees for their hard work during the Paryushan. He called each one of them to come to the front. He also thanked those who helped with the smooth running of pratikramans (Jainil, Daxaben, Prabhudas bhai Shah, Sudhaben, etc), those who helped with decorations in Derasar and doing angi of Mahavir Prabhu (Ashvinbhai, Jalpesh, & Manisha). He also thanked the following:
o All ucchavani bidders, sponsors, and volunteers
o All EC Members, Trustees in general plus their spouses
o Ashvinbhai Shah for decorative dhajas from India and help throughout Paryushan
o Rangeela for backdrop
o Tamu Tamu
o Zee TV
o Gujarat samachar
o Mayor, Concillor Vina Mithani
o Mahendra Kothary, Rashmiben Desai, and Dr Jagdishbhai Shah for extrahelp
o Kingsbury School
o Ushaben Surendra Mehta for taking photographs everyday and making them available on the MF website.
o All the members and general public for making this year's paryushan so memorable.
Announcements:
· Swamivatsalya: This will be held at the Kingsbury High School on Sunday 7th October and will follow Rushabhdev Poojan. There is a nakro of £21 for those who wish to participate in this Poojan. The dinner this year is in the memory of Late Lilamgauri Prabhudas Rajpal Kothary and has been fully sponsored by the Kothary family (Mahendra, Kirit, Narendra & Praful Kothary). We are still seeking a sponsor for the hire of Kingsbury School (£401). If you are interested in this sponsorship, please contact Vinubhai Kapashi or any of the committee members.
· Today's photographs were taken by Mrs Ushaben Surendra Mehta and they can be viewed on the MF website. |
