American professor documents Jain temples in Jaipur

Brian Brazeal, Assistant Professor at California State University, Chico, US has been visiting Jaipur and documenting Jain temples. He has come here with my invitation. He is particularly filming temples managed by Sri Jain Swetambar Khartar Gachchh Sangh. Professor Brazeal is accompanied by Lilian Haidar, Professional photographer and filmmaker from New York, America.

All their works are complementary to me and members of Jain community and neither of them are charging any money. They are shooting at Panchayati Mandir.

Lilian Haidar, professional photographer from New York also went to Malpura.There she made a film of Atharah Abhishek pooja being performed at the Jain temple and Dadabadi on January 5, 2012.

 Brian Brazeal and Lilian Haidar

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Jyoti Kothari

Jai Kumar Baid elected as President of Mahakaushal Murtipujak Jain Sangh

Sri Jai Kumar Ji Baid is elected as President of Mahakaushal Murtipujak Jain Sangh. Sri Jai Kumar Ji Baid belongs to a religious Murtipujak Jain  family of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He had been trained for Jain religion in the Jain religious training camps in the 1960s. He volunteered himself as a trainer of the said Shivirs (Camps) later on.

He is in cloth business.

He devoted his time in teaching Jain religion and philosophy in Mahakaushal and other parts of India such as Kolkata and Jiaganj. I was a student of his Shivir at Jiaganj in 1980.

He had served Mahakaushal Murtipujak Jain Sanghseveral times as executive member and office bearer in the past.

As a tradition Mahakaushal Murtipujak Jain Sangh elect their President and the President himself chose a committee of 31 including Vice President, General Secretary, Joint secretary and a  treasurer. Two senior members are co opted as Patrons.

Jai Kumar Ji, in a telecon, told me that he is in process of selecting his committee and nominate the members soon. He has some new plans to take the Sangh ahead. He informed that he will endeavor to build low cost new Jain temples in the remote areas of Mahakaushal.

Pratishtha in Jalgaon

Pratishtha ceremony of Jalgaon Jain Temple is scheduled on December 12, 2009. Suresh Dada Jain, a well known political entity in Jalgaon and Maharashtra has built this temple. He built a Dadabadi few years back In Jalgaon and announced building a temple at that time.

The newly built Jain temple is situated on the other side of road of the Dadabadi. Suresh Dada Jain built both jain temple and Dadabadi to honor his parents. Jain Sadhwi (Nun) Shree ManiprabhaJain temple and Dadabadi. Sri Ji inspired him to built

Pratishtha of the temple will be accomplished in the auspices of the same Sadhwi Maniprabha Sri Ji. Sadhwi Maniprabha Sri Ji is disciple of famous Jain Sadhwi Jain Kokila Shree Vichakshan Sri Ji. She belongs to Khartar Gachchha sect of Jain Shwetambar Jainism in Jalgaon and other parts of Maharashtra. community. Pratishtha of this jain temple will help expansion of

Suresh Dada Jain has invited Jain communities from all over the world to participate in the Pratishtha ceremony. Large numbers of devotees are expected to reach there from various parts of India and overseas. Major overseas participation is expected from the US and the UK.

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