Shraman Bharti - Jain Newspaper

31/12/2023

12/11/2023

21/09/2023

बिलाड़ा दादावाड़ी भव्य दादा मेला 30-Sep-2023 व 01-Oct-2023

21/09/2023

An incite on the words Bharat Vs India 🇮🇳-

18/09/2023

दिल्ली महरौली दादावाड़ी में दो दिवसीय अखिल भारतीय भव्य मेला 22-Sep-2023 व 23-Sep-2023

10/09/2023

The Konark Wheel

The Konark Wheel isn`t a mere carving, it is a scientifically designed sundial which correctly predicts time of the day accurate to the minute.

The large sundial consists of 8 major spokes which divide 24 hours of the day into 8 equal parts of 3 hours each. There are 8 minor spokes which run exactly in the middle of the major spokes such that the time between a major spoke and a minor spoke is 1.5 hours or 90 minutes.

The edge of the wheel has 30 beads in between a minor & a major spoke dividing 90 minutes into 30 equal intervals of 3 min each. The beads are large & one can determine if the sun`s shadow falls on the center or on the ends. Thus we can calculate time accurate to the minute.

Imagine the multipe cases here. What happens whe sun gradually moves from east to west? The sundial being carved on a wall would not be able to tell time during the afternoon as sun would move away and not shine on this wheel at all.

To tackle this problem, the temple has an identical wheel or sundial located on the west side. The east sundial works from morning to afternoon and the west from afternoon to sunset

This brings us to the next question. What happens after sunset? There would be no sun and hence no shadows until sunrise. In fact, the Konark Sun Mandir has 24 such wheels carved across the temple which are said to serve as moon dials.

As a matter of fact up until 100 years back people thought the wheels on the Mandir were merely for decorative purposes. It was then that an old yogi was seen calculating time using the time and the essence of the wheels came to the fore.

Just imagine the level of engineering which went into this and close knit work of sculptors, engineers and astronomers to create some like this + 800 years ago.

13/08/2023

28/06/2023

वर्ष 1548 में आज 28 जून के दिन राजस्थान के चितौड़गढ़ में जन्मे जैन समाज के गौरव मेवाड़ देश रक्षार्थ, जैन मन्दिरों के निर्माण राशि को महाराणा प्रताप को सौपकर, युद्ध भूमि में तलवार लेकर लड़ने के लिए पहुँचने वाले *दानवीर भामाशाह जी* को अवतरण दिवस पर स्मरण ! 🌹🙏

16/03/2023

31/12/2022

To All wish you a Happy, prosperous and spiritual New Year 2023

आप सभी को एक सुखद, समृद्ध और आध्यात्मिक नव वर्ष 2023 की शुभकामनाएं ॥

26/05/2022

Know about Jain heritage and join this session

19/05/2022