-Mandal Vidhan was organized on the occasion of birth and penance of Lord Parshvanath in Tonk. Under the aegis of Sakal Digambar Jain Samaj, the birth and penance welfare festival of Lord Chandra Prabhu and Lord Parshvanath was celebrated with many religious programs at Shri Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Parshvanath Temple, Nimola. In which Mandal Vidhan Sabha was organised. Jain community spokesperson Vimal Jaunla and Rajesh Arihant told that on the birth and penance Kalyanak Mahotsav of Jainism’s eighth Tirthankar Lord Chandra Prabhu and twenty-third Tirthankar Lord Parshvanath, the devotees performed Abhishek and Shantidhara, during this, Mandal Vidhan was worshiped with devotion by chanting the mantras of Vidhancharya Pandit Manoj Shastri along with Nav Devta Puja, Dev Shastra Guru Puja, Chandraprabhu Puja Parshvanath Puja. The annual function was started with flag hoisting. In which social worker Prakash Chand Patwari Pawan Jain, Digambar Jain Mahasamiti Tonk Division Minister Rekha Jain got the privilege of hoisting the flag, photo unveiler Mahavir Prasad Goyal, Prem Devi, lighting the lamp, Madhubala Jain, Babulal Jain, Vidhan Punyaarjak Aryika Kanak, Shree Mahila Mandal, Purani Tonk, Adinath Mahila Mandal Tonk, musician Kamlesh Jain Pander presented bhajans. On which devotional dances were performed with devotion. On this occasion, the book Nitya Puja Path Collection was released by Prakash Chand Pawan Kumar Manoj Kumar Soni family. Temple Committee Chairman Babulal Jain Ranoli’s Treasurer Ashok Jain Nimola told that in the Vidhan, five Mangal Kalash were established on the Mandal by the devotees. During this, under the direction of Vidhancharya, worship was done by offering Shreefal Adhrya in Mandal Vidhan. During this, a huge procession was taken out with musical instruments under the auspices of Jain society and Atishay Kshetra Nimola Committee on the annual festival. In which Lord Parshvanath was seated in the chariot, the good fortune of sitting with Shreeji in the chariot during the Rath Yatra, Nihalchand Mahendra Kumar Pawan Kumar, the good fortune of becoming the ninewa charioteer with Nimola, Babulal Manoj Kumar, the good fortune of pulling the ninewa chaanwar with Nimola, Mahavir Prasad Rajendra Kumar Sunil Kumar Goyal, Shreeji’s Rath Yatra was taken out from the Jain temple by the devotees carrying the diggi. The youth were pulling Shreeji’s chariot with their hands, the women were performing devotional dance and the men were carrying Jain flags in their hands. The Rath Yatra passed through the main roads of the village with musical instruments and reached the venue, where Shreeji was enshrined in the silver-studded Pandu Shila and many religious and cultural programs were organized along with a collective Kalashabhishek. Saint Kumar Amit Kumar Anuj Kumar Jain Kasliwal family Toda got the good fortune of wearing the garland placed at the feet of Shriji through bidding. Committee Chairman Babulal Ranoali Minister Paras Jain Umwale Treasurer Ashok Jain Nimola Ramesh Kala Hukam Chand Jain Mahavir Prasad Parana, Kapoor Chand Patodi, Gambhira Atishay Kshetra President Kamlesh Jain, Sankhna President Prakash Chand Soni, Mahavir Prasad Jain Ashok Kasliwal Adish Gangwal Gyan Chand Many dignitaries including Bhanja, Ashok Chhabra, Nimola Sarpanch Kailash Chand Tiwari, Kailash Chand Jaipuria, Rajendra Kumar Bhavatwale, Sanjay Jain Lamba Bhagchand Jain Dhuan, Ganesh Jain Nimola Sant Kumar Jain Toda Padmachand Tongya were present. A day before this, the huge Pad Yatra left from five temples Old Tonk and reached Nimola via Sonwa, Arnia Mall. In the evening, the pilgrims performed Maha Aarti of Lord Parshvanath with 108 lamps, after which recitation of Bhaktamar Stotra was organized by lighting 48 lamps and Bhajan evening was organized in the night.
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