Jain Center of Greater Boston: Pratishtha Mahotsav
A collection of photographs from the Pratishtha Mahotsav ceremony
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Family members wear ceremonial headdresses and garlands as well as customary cloths over their mouths which prevent the possibility of harming living creatures in the air. The Jain tradition of Ahimsa or non-violence is observed with utmost strictness on ritual occasions.