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Jai Jinendra ,

NEW DIGAMBAR JAIN TEMPLE AT LUDHIANA, PUNJAB
Ludhiana,  on the occasion of Mahathma Gandhi's birth anniversary on October 2nd a new Digambar Jain Mandir was inaugurated.   This is the first Digambar Jain Temple of Ludhiana which has been constructed on 1,000 square yards plot at Dugri, Dhandra Road. A five-feet tall white marble statue of Lord Mahavira has been installed in the temple. The �Pran-Pratishthha� ceremony will be performed from November 28 to December 4 by Digambar Jain saints. According to temple functionaries,  various activities will be undertaken in order to inculcate values and sensitize the humankind towards the salient message of Lord Mahavira.