Delhi's plastic king Bhanwarlal Doshi renounces it all to becomes a Jain monk at this lavish ceremony
[caption id=“attachment_2272832” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Millionaire Indian businessman Bhawarlal Doshi praying to a religious idol during a ceremony where he transitioned to become a Jain monk in Ahmedabad. Doshi became a Jain monk, leaving behind his worldly possessions, at a ceremony on May 31 in the presence of 1,000 holy men and women. Jainism is an Indian religion with some five million followers that focuses on non-violence towards all living beings, and an emphasis of non-possessiveness in order to relinquish attachments to material possessions.
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Millionaire Indian businessman Bhawarlal Doshi praying to a religious idol during a ceremony where he transitioned to become a Jain monk in Ahmedabad. Doshi became a Jain monk, leaving behind his worldly possessions, at a ceremony on May 31 in the presence of 1,000 holy men and women. Jainism is an Indian religion with some five million followers that focuses on non-violence towards all living beings, and an emphasis of non-possessiveness in order to relinquish attachments to material possessions. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY
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Doshi became a monk under the discipleship of Jain Acharya, Shri Gunratna Surishwarji Maharaj.Father of two sons and a daughter, Doshi had been planning to take diksha since 1982 after Jain lectures drew him to spirituality. AFP
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People waiting for millionaire Indian businessman Bhawarlal Doshi to throw silver coins from a ceremonial boat during a religious ceremony on the second day of celebrations as he transitioned to become a Jain monk in Ahmedabad. Doshi became a Jain monk, leaving behind his worldly possessions, at a ceremony on May 31 in the presence of 1,000 holy men and women.
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Son of a small time textile trader from Rajasthan, Bhanwarlal Raghunath Doshi, borrowed Rs 30,000 from his father and set up a plastic business in Delhi. He struggled for years, but through grit and business acumen, went on to build a fortune. AFP
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Bhawarlal Doshi (C) being guided by senior monks as he takes blessing from a religious idol during a ceremony where he transitioned to become a Jain monk in Ahmedabad.
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According to the Ahmedabad Mirror, ten lakh sq feet of space — 3.25 lakh sq feet assembly hall, 25,000 sq yards of food area, 10,000 sq yards area for water and sherbet distribution, a jinalay (prayer hall), a welcome room that includes space for logistics, a dispensary with a team of 12 doctors right from physician to cardiologist and medical experts of every field with all the latest equipment have been arranged for the diksha. AFP
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