Jai Jinendra!

JCNC is pleased to extend this invitation to all of you to join the Ayambil Oli Tap observance starting from September 27 through October 5, 2017 at the Jain Bhawan. It will start everyday at 12.00 noon, so requesting everyone to come 5 minutes earlier. It ends 1.00 pm. We humbly request everyone to please RSVP for all 9 days OR for each day you plan to do Ayambil at JCNC. This will allow us to serve you efficiently without wasting any food.

It will be wonderful if you can join for all nine days, if not then don't hesitate to join even for a day or two or three or whatever you can do.

You may also invite your friends and family to join this Tap and take Dharma Laabh!

Parana will be held on Friday, October 6, 2017. 

As for the last many years, this year also our all time volunteer Pravinbhai Turakhia has accepted to lead and coordinate this Ayambil Oli and seeking your voluntary help for cooking and serving.

In order to manage and not to have wastage of food, we request you to sign up online at Ayambil Oli Registration Form.  

Please contact Pravinbhai or Prashantbhai (Pujari) if you cannot signup online. 

Please signup latest by 2 PM on the day before you plan to join for Ayambil Oli. 

Please also take Dharam Laabh by signing up for sponsorship opportunities ($151 per day or $2,501 Grand Ayambil Oli Sponsor or $1,501 Grand Parana Sponsor); and / or by signing up as a volunteer to serve each day or any available day. 

For all sign-ups, please use this Ayambil Oli Registration Form

What is Ayambil?
Ayambil is one kind of an auspicious Tap. It falls under the intense category of Rasa tyag Tap. Tap: Penance which contributes to the destruction of Karmas. A pure soul has infinite Tapas.

There are twelve types of tap defined in the Jain scriptures. They are divided into two groups;External Tap which disciplines the human body against passions and desires and the Internal Tap which purifies the soul. Please read more... see attachment...
For more detailed information about Ayambil Oli Tap, please contact the religious committee at religious@jcnc.org or Pravinbhai Turakhia at 510-593-7000 or email at pravin@comcast.net