PARSHAVDHAM JAIN CENTER - Shankheshwar Tirth of USA

20515 Union Hill Road, Redmond, WA 98053

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Paryushan 2024 Swapna Darshan Sign up 

We do not do any gheeboli and as  the funds collected for Swapna Gheeboli is Dev Dravya and can be used only for direct temple expenses. It cannot be used for Swamivatslya, Scholars fees or any generic property maintenance.  Any funds we need for Paryushan we raise through Paryushan Contribution drive and Maintenance via Annual Maintenance drive. 

General Category : The general category sign up has started. The sign up will be temple. We will do lucky draw and assign swapna laabhs. We will WhatsApp you with exact details, time of the laabh.  There is no Nakro or contribution to sign up for Swapna Darshan laabh. The sign up is on the table near Mahavir Swami Bhagwan.

Aaradhak Category:  The families who wins Navkaar Aaradhana challange willl be allocated Bhagwan related laabhs. The aaradhana period is from Aug 1 to Aug 30 2024. Please email your Navkaarvali count by 12 noon Aug 31. We will revert back with your assigned laabh.

Paryushan Tiffin and Ekashanu Laabh 

PJCOWS 2024 Paryushan Aaradhana

Tiffin, Ekashanu and Swamivatslya Laabh

With dev, guru and shashan Krupa – and with contribution from 2024 Paryushan labhharthi we will have daily Tiffin, Ekashanu and Swamivatslya laabh. The sign up is required only for Tiffin and Ekashanu. The sign up is not required for noon Swamivatslya at temple. During Paryushan parking will be at Veda temple 7305 208th Ave NE, Redmond WA 98053.

Tiffin laabh: The tiffin can be picked up from Bellevue/Seattle/PJCOWS temple location. There is no minimum Ekashanu or Beshanu required to avail tiffin service. But please finish the tiffin food the same day, do not eat tiffin food after sunset or do not keep it in fridge for next day consumption.

Ekashanu: The Ekashanu will be only at PJCOWS temple location. It will not be in Seattle or Bellevue. 

Sign up for Tiffin service or Ekashanu Laabh: Last year we had too many location change requests, last minute new sign up and sign up cancellation - which made execution very difficult. We hope pass and deposit process will enable smooth execution. The pass distribution will start from Aug 8 and we request all to collect passes on or before Aug 28, to ease execution.  

We want to make this effortless for volunteers. We want to increase scale, efficiency and support more and more Jains to do Dharam Aaradhana. Our Bhaav increases with each and every tiffin we deliver plus with each and every Ekashanu laabh. Please consider the below process as mere convenient execution for all and not rules to deter Dharam Aaradhana. We appreciate an opportunity to be part of your dharam aaradhana.  

1. Please come to temple to sign up. Pass counter is on left side of temple door. It is self service sign up. 

2. The sign up requires $10 deposit per day Sept 3 Tuesday, Sept 4 Wednesday, Sept 5 Thursday and Sept 6 Thursday. There is additional $20 deposit is for tiffin. 

3. Please Zelle deposit to Connect@PJCOWS.org and write down Zelle confirmation notice in sign up book. In Sign up book mention Name, WhatsApp enable number, Zelle confirmation, Dates selected and amount. 

4. After purchasing pass, if you change your mind and want to do Upvaas – deposit will be still return to you. Please inform by 11 AM of this change to location contact. 

5. After purchasing pass, if you cannot come to pick up at your selected location/cannot do Ekashanu due to work or any other reason – deposit will be forfeited, not returned to you and will be used to support Paryushan expenses. 

6. There is no physical pass this time After Paryushan ends starting Sept 12, you can reach out to Harshil (+1 (323) 455-9866) to get your deposit back via Zelle.  

Thanks for such a overwhelming response for Tiffin and Ekashanu laabh. Please read above information carefully. After reading above instructions carefully if you still have open questions, call below PoCs. The sign up will be available only from PJCOWS temple as mentioned in above message. So each one of you can have darshan laabh when you come to pick up pass. If you do not have ride, you may take bus 545 from Seattle downtown to Bear Creek Park and Ride and then take Uber. 

Seattle downtown: Harshil +1-323-455-9866 (Tiffin pickup location Centennial tower 2515, 4th Ave, Seattle - 98121 

Bellevue: Pooja Damani: +1 (201) 884-2822 (Tiffin pickup location: Pooja 1003 156TH Ave Ne APT A107, BELLEVUE-98007)

PJCOWS Temple: Bhavik Gala: +1-716-352-6546 (Park Veda temple: 7305 208th Ave NE Redmond WA 98053 and walk internal path)

Frequently asked questions:

Tiffin passes

Q1:  Can I pick up tiffin from differnet locations each day?
A1: yes you can. Once you buy pass please do not change location.

Q2: Can I pay with Zelle for passes?

A2: The tiffins are from 2023 Paryushan Contribution. There is no fee for Tiffin. So signups are not paying for tiffin but giving deposit which will be refunded. We prefer cash but can accept Zelle. 

Q3: