report by raghunath sahu
Kharagpur The 2619th birth festival of Lord Mahavir Swami was celebrated in a non-traditional way byShri Digambar Jain Samaj, Kharagpur. In Digambar Jain temple situated at kharida, very few people offered prayers. In view of the Corona epidemic, public programs were canceled and people prayed for all the creatures of the world people made Rangoli in their homes. In panedemic, the entire Jain society went ahead and handed over the grant of 25101 to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and 25101 to the Bengal State Emergency Fund, both checks were handed over to the SDO Kharagpur, Vaibhav Chaudhary. President of Digambar Jain Terapant b, Manoj Kumar Jain told that on the occasion of the lockdown, the committee is providing food to the poor. Neeraj Jain told that everyone hoisted the flag in their respective homes and lit the lamp in the evening, following the original motto given by Mahavir Swami “Live and let live”.
Kharagpur, About 500 people are being fed daily in the Talgagicha, Rabindrapalli, Dinesh Nagar, Arambati areas of Kharagpur by social organization Banga Yuva Shakti. Apart from feeding, the organization is also providing breakfast to 100 people. Jahar Pal said that masks were also distributed by org and social distancing is also being told in Talgicha Bazaar by mike.
