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🙏 Parshvanath Bhagwan3️⃣ Three days🗓 Magshar Vad 10
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Magshar Vad 10 in the Gujarati (amant) month. Many families observe Vad 9, 10 and 11.
⚠️ Draft — awaiting review by a Jain scholar. Shvetambar practice as commonly observed. Gachchhs, sanghs and Digambar families differ: follow your guru and sangh.

१In one picture

Posh Dashmi: 1 three days, Magshar Vad 9, 10 and 11: attham or ekasan each day; 2 janma kalyanak snatra puja or janma vanchan at the derasar on Vad 10; 3 Parshvanath Bhagwan jaap and dev vandan as your guru gives; 4 many families keep ekasan all three days, with khir. Vad 11 is the diksha kalyanak.

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२Questions people ask

Why is it called Posh Dashmi if it falls in Magshar?

It is the 10th of the dark half. In the purnimant month count used in many places that day falls in Posh; in the Gujarati amant count it is Magshar Vad 10. The day is the same.

What is the three-day observance?

Many families keep attham (a 3-day upvas) on Vad 9, 10 and 11, or ekasan on each of the three days. Some do ayambil. Take the pachchakkhan as your guru advises.

Why khir in the ekasan?

Many families keep the three ekasans with sweet foods such as khir: a custom, not a rule. Follow your family.

Which kalyanaks fall these days?

Parshvanath Bhagwan's janma (birth) kalyanak on Vad 10 and his diksha kalyanak on Vad 11.

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Who is Parshvanath Bhagwan?

The 23rd Tirthankara, born in Varanasi, known for his compassion and patience. He is one of the most widely worshipped Tirthankaras, with famous tirths such as Shankheshwar Parshvanath.

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