Gandhinagar, 22 May 2013

It’s 22nd of May again and hundreds of Jain devotees gathered at the Koba Mahavir Jain Aradhna Kendra again today to witness the ‘Surya Tilak’ on the forehead of Lord Mahavir Swami’s murti here.

‘Surya Tilak’ event witnesses projection of sun rays on the forehead of Mahavir Swami’s murthy, exactly at 2.07 pm on every 22nd of May naturally for around three minutes period.

“On May 22, Acharya Kailashsagar Suriswarji died in Koba Jain Aradhana Kendra. Since then Acharya Padmasagar Suriswarji pioneered to worship Lord Mahavir by Surya Tilak,” says Shrenikbhai Shah, trustee of Koba Jain Aradhana Kendra.

“Since 1987, every year the Surya Tilak happens exactly at 2.07 pm on 22nd May. Till date we don’t have seen clouds at this time obstructing sun rays,” Shri Shah added.

He also said that there is no magic, but such Sutya tilak has been made possible thanks to skillfully construction of Mandir with perfect use of mathematics, astronomy and traditional knowledge of sculpture.