PARYUSHAN

WHAT IS PARYUSHAN

• Paryushan is a festival that is 8 days long.
• Paryushan is a festival where Jains fast
• Paryushan is a 8 day long worship to thirthankars

WHAT DO DIGAMBARS CELEBRATE

• Digambers celebrate das LAKSHANA.
• Das LAKSHANA is 10 days long

UPVAS

• UPVAS is when you don’t eat for one day.
• In UPVAS you take pachkhan

EKASNU

• In ekasnu you only eat once.
• You have to take pachkhan

BESNU

• You eat twice
• You take pachkhan

ATHAI

• It is upvas but for 8 days
• You don’t drink boiled water after sunset

What we do when we fast

when you fast you only drink boiled water. You eat no times if you do upvas once if ekasnu and twice if besnu. You do not get up if you sit down to eat and another person gets you what you want to eat. You only get up after you finish eating everything in your plate.

WHAT I DO ON PARYUSHAN

• Go to derasar
• Do arti and mangal Devi at derasar
• Say shata ma to people who fast
• Try to fast on Saturdays and Sundays

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