Jain Society of Greater Detroit
JSGD 2024 DAS LAKSHAN MAHA PARV
Dear Society Members,
Jai Jinendra and Pranam,
This year JSGD is celebrating Das Lakshan Maha Parva from Sept 8, 2024 through September 18, 2024. This is a festival of self-introspection, self-enlightenment, and self-achievement. We will have Das Lakshan Puja everyday during these days in morning and Bhakti Sandhya/Hindi Swadhyay in evening.
We are also pleased to announce that we will be celebrating "Kshamavani Day" on Sunday, September 22 2024. We are going to do Kshamavani Pujan @ 09:30 AM followed by Swamivatsalya.
Please RSVP by September 21st, 2024 to help us prepare the food.
Please see the detailed schedule below:
PARYUSHAN 2024 TAPASVI LIST
Pranam and Jai Jinendra,
* Added one more Tapasavi's name
We hope everyone had a blessed Paryushan Parva. Khub Khub Anumodana to all the Tapasvis, and Micchami Dukkadam🙏 to everyone. Please see the list of the Tapasvi's below:
| # | Name | Spouse's/Parent's Name | # Upvas |
| 1 | Bharati Hasmukh Shah | Hasmukh Bhai Shah | 8 |
| 2 | Jitesh Shah | Kavita Ben Shah | 11 |
| 3 | Kalpesh Shah | Tarang Shah | 11 |
| 4 | Pritish Shah | Shreya Shah | 11 |
| 5 | Shreya Shah | Pritish Shah | 11 |
| 6 | Harsukh Bhai Doshi | Bhadra Ben Shah | 10 |
| 7 | Dinesh Shah | Gita Ben Windsor | 10 |
| 8 | Prachi Shah | Nikhil Bhai Shah | 10 |
| 9 | Ashita Jain | Harsh Vora | 9 |
| 10 | Ranjan R. Shah | Ramesh Shah | 9 |
| 11 | Rohit S Shah | Nilpa R Shah | 9 |
| 12 | Alok Tijoriwala | Sugandha Tijorivala | 8 |
| 13 | Bhavna K Shah | Kirti M Shah | 8 |
| 14 | Birva shah | Tushar Shah | 8 |
| 15 | Chintan Shah | Dipal Shah | 8 |
| 16 | Dimple Shah | Dipa Shah | 8 |
| 17 | Dipal Shah | Chintan Shah | 8 |
| 18 | Forum Monil Shah | Monil Shah | 8 |
| 19 | Monil Shah | Forum Shah | 8 |
| 20 | Hemang Shah | Tejal Shah | 8 |
| 21 | Tejal Shah | Hemang Shah | 8 |
| 22 | Hiral Mehta | Kritesh Mehta | 8 |
| 23 | Jigar Shah | Purvi Shah | 8 |
| 24 | Jigna Veera | Paras Veera | 8 |
| 25 | Jyotsna Ben Shah | Rajnikant Shah | 8 |
| 26 | Kamal Jain | Sunitha Jain | 8 |
| 27 | Kamlesh Shah | Sarita Shah | 8 |
| 28 | Rachit Shah | 8 | |
| 29 | Kavita shah | Dipen Shah | 8 |
| 30 | Kushant shah | Nirali Shah | 8 |
| 31 | Nirali Shah | Kushant Shah | 8 |
| 32 | Manish Savala | Kunjan Savala | 8 |
| 33 | Manoj Shah | Minaxi Shah | 8 |
| 34 | Nina Shah | Bhupendra Bhai Shah | 8 |
| 35 | Nutan Shah | Alka Shah | 8 |
| 36 | Pankaj Tated | 8 | |
| 37 | Paridhi Jain | Rishabh Jain | 8 |
| 38 | Ragini Kothari | Bhavesh Kothari | 8 |
| 39 | Rajul Jain | Mansi Girdhar Jain | 8 |
| 40 | Ranjanben Shah | Vijay Bhai Shah | 8 |
| 41 | Riya Shah | D/O Rajiv and Reepal Shah | 8 |
| 42 | Sanjay Bhandari | Manisha Bhandari | 8 |
| 43 | Sharad R Shah | Nalini Shah | 8 |
| 44 | Sahil Jain | Swati Sharma Jain | 8 |
| 45 | Tejal Mehta | Sameer Mehta | Jirawala Tap |
| 46 | Vaama Shah | D/O Deval/Namrata Shah | 8 |
| 47 | Vandan Shah | S/O Birva and Tushar | 8 |
| 48 | Vinita Parekh/Jain | Rajesh Jain | 8 |
| 49* | Pravina Bharat Ravani | Bharat Ravani | 8 |
PARYUSHAN TIFFIN SERVICE - THANK YOU NOTE
Dear JSGD Members,
Pranam!
Once again, during this year’s Paryushan, JSGD and the Alert Group of Michigan collaborated to deliver tiffins to students studying at UFM in Ann Arbor and Dearborn. Thanks to the efforts of JSGD and Jain Alert Group volunteers, we successfully distributed nearly 180 tiffins over the course of six days!
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Bharti Aunty and her team for preparing the meals with such generosity each day – the students thoroughly enjoyed them! We would also like to thank the following dedicated volunteers who assisted with packing and delivering the meals:
| Tejal Mehta | Mamata Maheshwari | Lajja Shah | Riddhi Shah |
| Niral Shah | Darshita Jhaveri | Nayna Gosalia | Bindi Shah |
| Neeyati Shah | Homil Shah | Rachit Jain | Varun Lunavat |
| Vinit Shah | Manish Zaveri | Kavita Mehta | Ankit Gupta |
| Rahul Shah |
We would also like to acknowledge Hemendra Uncle and Devangi Aunty for providing transportation to students on Swapna Darshan day and Samvatsari day.
A special thanks to Vinay Uncle and Sneha Aunty for sponsoring Uber rides for the students.
Khub Khub Anumodana to all who made this possible!
Micchami Dukkadam !
Shree Parshwanath Panchkalyanak Puja on Oct 5th (Sat)
Jai Jinendra Members & Families,
Pritish, Shreya, Kunal, Ritika and Bhavya invites Sakal Sangh to "Shree Parshwanath Panchkalyanak Puja", on Saturday, October 5th, 2024 at 2 pm followed by Swamivatsalya.
Please RSVP using the THIS LINK.
CINCINNATI SANGH VISIT
Jai Jinendra Members & Families,
A Sangh from Cinicinnati will be visiting JSGD on September 29th. They will arrive in Detroit area on September 28th, and will be performing Puja on 29th.
- EC
JOS HEALTH FAIR
Jai Jinendra Members & Families,
The JOS Team is hosting a Health Fair for all JSGD members and the wider community on Saturday, October 19, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Save the date if you're interested in taking advantage of this free basic health screening and informational event. More details and registration information will be provided next week.
- JOS
JSGD PICTURES
Dear JSGD Members,
Jai Jinendra,
Please find the links below to the pictures taken by Mr Sharad Bhai Shah.
2024-09-05 JSGD Paryushan Parve Day 6 Highlights
2024-09-04 JSGD Paryushan Parve Day 5 Highlights
2024-09-03 JSGD Paryushan Parve Day 4 Highlights
2024-09-02 JSGD Paryushan Parve Day 3 Highlights
Sapna 2024-09-01 JSGD Paryushan Parve Day 2 Highlights
2024-09-01 JSGD Swapna Day Bhavna Highlights
2024-08-31 JSGD Paryushan Parve Day 1 Highlights
2024-08-30 JSGD Welcomes Samani Amal Pragya ji and Samani Karuna Pragya Ji
2024-06-28 JSGD 26th Temple Anniversary Day 1 Highlights
2024-06-29 JSGD 26th Temple Anniversary Day 2 Highlights
2024-06-30 JSGD Temple Anniversary - Day 3 Highlights