Jain monk to arrive in Hubballi tomorrow after 1,500-km march

Jain monk of the Digambar sect Muni Veersagar Maharaj is each acceptable to scope Hubballi connected Wednesday aft covering 1,500 km connected ft on with 7 different monks.

According to a merchandise issued by subordinate of the governing assemblage of Digambar Jain Samaj, Hubballi, Shantinath Hothpeti, the monk began his ft march astatine the Jain pilgrimage centre of Nimmavar located connected the banks of the Narmada successful Madhya Pradesh past year.

After sojourns astatine assorted places successful assorted States, the Jain monk has present entered the borderline of Karnataka on with 7 different monks. He volition scope Hubballi astatine 8 a.m. connected Wednesday.

The Digambar Jain Samaj volition invited the monk astatine Sarvodaya Circle successful Keshwapur of Hubballi with mangala kumbha and accepted music.

The Jain monk volition beryllium taken to Shantinath Samskrutika Bhavan connected Mahaveer Galli successful a colourful procession, the merchandise said.

The Jain monks volition enactment successful Hubballi for 4 days during which assorted spiritual programmes and rituals volition beryllium held. The radical of monks volition past proceed to Bengaluru for their Chaturmasya programme.