Festivals
The Jain year, in the order it is kept — what each day is for, how it is observed, and where the two traditions keep the same season differently.
Every date here is lunar: a month, a fortnight and a tithi. That is what a Jain festival is, and it is correct every year — unlike a Gregorian date, which would be right once.
Chaitra
Vaishakha
Jyeshtha
Shravana
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Drawn for Jain Times Paryushana Śvetāmbaraपर्युषणEight days of fasting, study and reflection, concluding with Samvatsari on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, when forgiveness is asked of everyone.
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Drawn for Jain Times Veer Shasan Jayanti Digambaraवीर शासन जयंतीMarks the first sermon of Mahavira at Rajgir, and with it the beginning of the teaching as the community received it.
Bhadrapada
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Drawn for Jain Times Das Lakshana Parva Digambaraदस लक्षण पर्वTen days, each dedicated to one of the ten cardinal virtues of the dharma — uttama kshama, mardava, arjava, shaucha, satya, samyama, tapa, tyaga, akinchanya and brahmacharya. The Digambara observance of Paryushan Parva.
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Drawn for Jain Times Anant Chaturdashi Digambaraअनंत चतुर्दशीThe tenth and final day of Das Lakshana, given to the virtue of celibacy and marked with the fullest observance of the ten days.