Jinkrupa Group distributes sugarcane juice on occasion of Akshaya Tritiiya

Pan Bazar: Jains celebrate Akshaya Tritiiya to commemorate Tirthankar Rishabdev's ending of one-year fast by consuming sugarcane juice poured into his cupped hands.

Followers of Jainism consider Akshaya Tritiiya to be a holy and supremely auspicious day. It is associated with Lord Adinatha, also known as Rishabhadeva, first of the twenty-four Tirthankaras. On this day, people who observe the year-long alternative day fasting known as Varshi-tap finish their Tapasya by doing parana by drinking sugarcane juice. On this occasion, Jinkrupa Group held a free distribution of sugar cane juice near Shree Kunthunath Temple, Pan Bazar.