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AI Jinendra!

This 6th of August marks the 2,788th anniversary of Bhagwaan Parasvnath’s ascent to Siddhaloka. On this auspicious day, we will come together to perform Shilanyas (lay the foundations) of Shikharji at Siddhachalam and give to our future generations in America the world’s first, complete, scaled replication of Teerthraj Shikharji’s Tonks.

In the pages to follow, we share with you the momentous Bhoomi Pujan and Khanan Mahotsava of Shikharji at Siddhachalam celebrated on August 28-29, 2010. We pay our respect to all Guruvar who bestowed their blessings on us. We present certain details of our ongoing study of Shikharji. We note the historical significance of Siddhachalam. We gratefully acknowledge your enthusiastic support and involvement. And we explain Shilanyas, the foundation-laying ceremony scheduled for August 6-7, 2011, and how you can participate and make a difference.

Finally, by drawing attention to the 2,788th anniversary of Bhagwaan Parasnath’s moksha, we set a goal: 12 years from now, may the whole world come together to celebrate 2,800 years of the moksha of our 23rd Tirthankar, the moolnayak of Teerthraj Shikharji.

Shikharji at Siddhachalam is an extraordinary, rare and a very limited-time opportunity to acquire the most sought-after punya of teerth nirmaan, make history, and be remembered. You do not want to miss it.

Sincerely,

Siddhachalam Trustees and Officers : Chairman: HH Acharya Sushil Kumarji Maharaj Sa . Arun Hirabhai Kothari, Life Trustee ; Ashok Kumar Sancheti; Dharam Chand Hirawat; Hamir Vadi; Jaipat Singh Jain, Vice Chairman & President ; Jayanti Galaiya; Kathy McAdow Kellogg; Khushal Chand Bhaiji, Life Trustee ; Madho Prasad Jain, Life Truste e; Mahendra Singh Daga; Narendra Parson; Nayan Shah; Ramanlal Daga; Ramesh Chand Jain, Treasurer ; Sanjay Jain; Shantichandra B. Shah; Shirish Patrawalla, Secretary ; Surendra Jain; Suresh Lodha. Shanti Jain Smith, Honorary Trustee .

President’s Council : Yawantraj & Sampurna Jain; Surendra & Sushila Singhvi; Kanti & Lata Gala; Parveen & Neeraj Jain. Community Leaders : Rajnikant Shah; Chandrakant Mehta; Jawahar Shetti; Ashok Shah; Kalpana Gandhi; Himanshu Shah; Navin Shah; Jayamik Shah; Meena Shah; Sheila Parikh; Kumarpal Shah; Naresh Shah.

Working Committee : Vice Presidents : Narinder Gupta; Sanjay Jain; Vivek Jain. Project Committee Leaders : Ankit Bhojak; Apurva Shah; Bharat Shah; Darshan Shah; Dhruv Kocheta; Hemal Patel; Jagesh Shah; Kavita-Jhaveri Patel; Madhu Gupta; Mayur Gandhi; Nayana Parikh; Nayna Vakharia; Paras Vakharia; Pardeep Sharma; Rekha Bhojak; Sonia Jain. Cultural Affairs : Cherisha Shah; Kanta Jain, Co-chair; Lalita Surana, Co-chair. Community Wellness : Dr. Sadhana Mehta. Scholars’ Program : Prof. Rashmi Jain.