Sallekhana: In India, every religion has its own unique path to becoming a saint. Jainism has always followed the principles of non-violence and truth. One ancient practice in Jainism is called ...

In a heart-wrenching incident from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, a three-year-old girl named Viyana Jain passed away after being initiated into the Jain ritual of Santhara, a voluntary fast unto death.

Don’t interfere with our religion, Jain elders warned on Monday as social and child rights activists called for action against the parents of a 13-year-old Secunderabad . Don’t interfere with our ...

reporting from Mumbai, Indiareporting from Mumbai, India — The Jain religious minority won a significant legal victory Monday when India’s Supreme Court upheld the practice of fasting until death. The ...

Members of the Jain community shout slogans during a protest of the recent Rajasthan High Court order banning the religious practice of Santhara, a practice of fasting unto death, in Mumbai on Aug. 24 ...

MUMBAI, India — The Jain religious minority won a significant legal victory Monday when India’s Supreme Court upheld the practice of fasting until death. The court temporarily shelved a lower-court ...

I'm looking for some information that I have not been able to find in several Google sessions - it keeps redirecting me to a slightly different topic. Since I'm about 99% certain that the person in ...

The quiet whisper into a Muslim infant’s ear. The canopy at a Jewish wedding. The incense at a Catholic funeral. Garlands draped over photos of the dead after a Jain cremation. Most religions have ...

Rohini Vrat 2026 falls on Monday, 20 April. Learn its Jain significance, key rituals, and fasting rules, including upvas or ...

Mahavira Swami Keval Gyana, or Kaivalya Gyan Divas, falls on 26 April 2026. Learn its meaning, rituals, vows, fasting, and ...