Both traditions
Ashtahnika — Atthai Parva
Kept in both traditions. In the Digambar account the devas worship the fifty-two akritrima chaityas of Nandishvara Dvipa during these days, and humans worship a Nandishvara or Panchameru symbolically; the Siddhachakra Mahamandala Vidhan is performed.
- Both traditions
- kept by
- Eight days, three times a year
- how long
- Phalguna: 24 February – 3 March 2026
- when it falls
What is done
Kept in both traditions. In the Digambar account the devas worship the fifty-two akritrima chaityas of Nandishvara Dvipa during these days, and humans worship a Nandishvara or Panchameru symbolically; the Siddhachakra Mahamandala Vidhan is performed.
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Sources
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