In the Jain community, it is taken in high regard when an individual decides to become a monk. Recently, 30-year-old Sweety, wife of a businessman from Karnataka, Manish and their 11-year-old son Hridhan became Jain monks. Once their Diksha was done, the two were given new names: the mother is now called - Bhavshudhi Rekha Shri Ji and the son …
Highlights Monastic festival started with grand religious ceremony attended by monks of monastery, devotees Main attraction of festival were monks attired in traditional outfits performing colourful mask This festival is a great opportunity to offer prayers for devotees The two-day monastic festival popularly known as 'Thiksey Gustor' concluded in Leh district of Ladakh on Tuesday. The main attraction of the …
In a temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, participants at a daily ritual clutch a bunch of flowers and lie down in a coffin with a sheet pulled over them as monks chant. The Wat Bangna Nai temple in the Thai capital draws more than 100 people a day who choose to perform the ceremony in the hope it can …
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