The most unique event of Digambar marriages is the wedding day when Digambar groom goes to Kashi Yatre when the bride’s parents convince groom to marry their daughter and break his bachelorhood. Meals known as Devaru Ootta is taken by nearest family members after which Digambar bride and groom leave their homes. The wedding day is known as Poojai day celebrated on an auspicious day. In Digambara Jain marriage, Manae Devaru Poojai is the ritual of keeping a Kalash and praying to the God to conduct the marriage without any obstacles. The Agrawals of North India are Digambars.Įxcept few unique rituals, Jain Dibambar marriages are very much similar to Jain Shvetambars. The people following the Jain religion in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, South Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu are Digambar Jains. Jain Digambar strongly opposes Sabastra Mukti and thinks that it is impossible to attain salvation by woman as all Tirthankaras achieve salvation. However it has different meaning and representations in association across Indian religions. They do not consider them as nude with the belief that they are wearing environment which is "Akshay" infinite. Digambar is also known as "sky-clad" signifies that senior monks do not wear any clothes considering them as practicing Lord Mahavir. It emphasizes on the necessity of practicing self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness where any soul who has conquered its own enemies is believed to achieve the state of supreme. The thundu is a piece of white rectangular cloth worn like a shawl over the shoulders. The Badaga women’s apparel consists of a thundu, mundu, and pattu. Jainism is a religion which has a strong foundation of nonviolence and asceticism towards all living beings. The tradition Badaga man wears a dhoti and a dupati which is a long piece of thick special weave of cotton and a turban. About Jain Digambar Marriage Traditions and Customs :
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