A platform for the Jain community
Wherever you are, your community is near.
जैन ध्यास · जैन विश्वास · जैन आवाज़
જૈન ધ્યાસ · જૈન વિશ્વાસ · જૈન અવાજ
Jain Dhyas · Jain Vishwas · Jain Awaz
Find the nearest derasar, sthanak or upashray. Know which Maharaj Saheb is in your area for darshan. Reach your sangh’s office bearers. Eat pure Jain food anywhere you travel.
- English, हिन्दी and ગુજરાતી
- Free for every institution
- Digambar and Shwetambar alike
Dilwara Temples · Mount Abu, Sirohi district, Rajasthan · © Credits
Tirth kshetras across India: Shatrunjaya, Ranakpur, Dilwara, Shravanabelagola, Sammed Shikharji, Girnar, Sonagiri, Pawapuri, Kumbhariya, Khajuraho.
01 — Why Jain Waves
Three things this platform is for.
Discover
Temples, sthanaks, halls, darshan and pure Jain food, mapped around wherever you are. Search once and get what is actually near you, not a national list you have to read through.
- Filter by sect, area and timings
- Distance from where you stand
- Phone numbers that are checked
Connect
Your area’s sangh, its office bearers, and the people around you — reachable, not remembered. Every listing is maintained by the institution it belongs to.
- Office bearers with their roles
- Sanghs edit their own entries
- No data sold, ever
Belong
One voice for the community, from your area to the whole country. What happens in your neighbourhood should not need a WhatsApp forward to travel.
- Area, region and national scope
- Moderated to community guidelines
- Built for every Jain tradition
परस्परोपग्रहो जीवानाम्
Parasparopagraho Jīvānām
Souls render service to one another.
Tattvārtha Sūtra 5.21 — the motto on the Jain emblem
02 — Discover
What you can find, wherever you are.
Seven directories, each built with the communities that run these places.
Temples & DerasarsTimings, address and how to reach.You will be able to filter by — sect · area · timings · contact
Sthanaks & UpashraysWhere your community gathers.You will be able to filter by — sect · area · timings · contact
Community HallsBhavans for functions and events.You will be able to filter by — capacity · facilities · area · contact
Sadhu–Sadhvi DarshanWho is in your area right now.You will be able to filter by — area · dates · sangh · contact
Jain Bhojanshala & RestaurantsPure Jain food while you travel.You will be able to filter by — area · type · timings · contact
Dharamshalas & Tirth StaysPlaces to stay near the kshetras.You will be able to filter by — tirth · facilities · tariff · contact
Tirth Yatra GuidePlan the journey properly.You will be able to filter by — region · route · stay · season
Navkar Mantra
The first prayer of every Jain, in any tradition
णमो अरिहंताणं
Ṇamo Arihantāṇaṁ
I bow to the Arihants, the enlightened ones.
Arihant
णमो सिद्धाणं
Ṇamo Siddhāṇaṁ
I bow to the Siddhas, the liberated souls.
Siddha
णमो आयरियाणं
Ṇamo Āyariyāṇaṁ
I bow to the Acharyas, the spiritual leaders.
Acharya
णमो उवज्झायाणं
Ṇamo Uvajjhāyāṇaṁ
I bow to the Upadhyayas, the teachers.
Upadhyaya
णमो लोए सव्वसाहूणं
Ṇamo Loe Savva-sāhūṇaṁ
I bow to all the Sadhus in the world.
Sadhu & Sadhvi
एसो पंच णमोक्कारो
Eso Pañca Ṇamokkāro
This fivefold salutation
सव्वपावप्पणासणो
Savva-pāvappaṇāsaṇo
destroys all sins,
मंगलाणं च सव्वेसिं
Maṅgalāṇaṁ ca Savvesiṁ
and of all auspicious things
पढमं हवइ मंगलं
Paḍhamaṁ Havai Maṅgalaṁ
it is the foremost.
Digambar tradition writes the opening word as णमो; many Śvetāmbar texts retain नमो. Both are correct.
What the five colours mean
These are the five colours of the Jain flag. Each stripe stands for one of the five supreme beings, and the same five mark the opening lines of the mantra above.
Arihant
अरिहंत
The enlightened ones, who have conquered their inner passions
- Flag colour
- White
- Associated vow
- Ahimsa — non-violence
Siddha
सिद्ध
The liberated souls, who have attained salvation
- Flag colour
- Red
- Associated vow
- Satya — truthfulness
Acharya
आचार्य
The spiritual leaders who head the community
- Flag colour
- Yellow
- Associated vow
- Asteya — non-stealing
Upadhyaya
उपाध्याय
The teachers who instruct in the scriptures
- Flag colour
- Green
- Associated vow
- Brahmacharya — chastity
Sadhu & Sadhvi
साधु
All monks and nuns, everywhere in the world
- Flag colour
- Dark blue
- Associated vow
- Aparigraha — non-possession
Coming soon
Institutions mapped
Counts every verified temple, sthanak, hall and bhojanshala.
Coming soon
Cities covered
Cities with at least one verified listing.
Coming soon
Community records (Maharashtra)
Maharashtra records — app only, behind a login.
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Languages supported
English, Hindi and Gujarati, from day one.
Figures publish as each directory is verified.
Jain manuscript folio · © Credits
03 — The app
The parts that only work in your pocket.
The website answers where and who. The app tells you when — and lets your area speak.
- Darshan alerts
- Know when a Maharaj Saheb or Sadhviji is staying near you, without asking around.
- Your area’s group
- A group scoped to where you actually live, not a thousand-member broadcast list.
- Jain Awaz
- Post to your area, your region or the whole country, with moderation you can read.
- Verified contacts
- Sangh and office-bearer numbers, kept current by the sanghs themselves.
What it does not do yet: no matrimony, no payments, no messaging between members. Those are deliberate omissions, not gaps we forgot.
04 — Today
Open the PanchangToday
14 August 2026
Tithi
Publishing soon
Next festival
Publishing soon
The major observances
- Paryushan Parva
- Das Lakshan Parva
- Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
- Diwali / Nutan Varsh
- Ayambil Oli
- Akshaya Tritiya
Dates are computed from the Jain calendar in a later build. We will not print a tithi we have not calculated.
05 — For sanghs & institutions
Your listing, in your own words.
Is your derasar, sthanak or sangh listed correctly? Community centre directors can claim their listing and keep their area’s information accurate — timings, contacts, office bearers, events.
What you control
- Timings, including festival changes
- Contact numbers and address
- Office bearers and their roles
- Events and announcements
- Your own photographs
How it works
- 1Tell us which institution you represent
- 2We verify with the sangh
- 3You edit your listing from then on
What it costs
Nothing, permanently. No listing fee, no featured placement, no advertising on religious listings. If that ever changes, it will change for new commercial services — never for a temple, sthanak or sangh.
Hutheesing Jain Temple · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · © Credits
Straight answers
Who can edit our listing?
Only people the sangh names. We verify with the institution before granting access, and access can be withdrawn by the sangh at any time.
What happens to our data?
It stays yours. We publish what you ask us to publish, we do not sell it, and we do not pass it to advertisers. You can ask for your listing to be removed.
Do we need the app?
No. Everything an institution needs to manage will work on the website. The app is for members.
Is there any charge?
No. Listing and editing are free for religious and community institutions, permanently.
06 — What guides us
Three principles, applied to software.
अहिंसा · Ahimsa
We build gently. No outrage, no engagement bait, no ads on religious listings, no dark patterns to keep you scrolling. A utility should answer your question and let you go.
अनेकांतवाद · Anekantavada
Many viewpoints, one platform. Digambar and Shwetambar — Murtipujak, Sthanakvasi and Terapanth — are equal everywhere on this site. No sect is defaulted, ranked or favoured, and no listing is promoted for payment.
अपरिग्रह · Aparigraha
We take only the data we need to answer your question, and we never sell it. No tracking for advertising, no profile built from what you search for, no selling of community records.
Parasparopagraho Jīvānām
Souls render service to one another. — Tattvārtha Sūtra 5.21
The Jain Prateek Chihna, adopted by all Jain traditions in 1974–75 for the 2500th anniversary of Mahavira’s nirvana. The arc is the siddhashila, the three dots the Ratnatraya, the raised hand ahimsa, and the wheel within it dharma.
The swastika here is an ancient Indian sacred symbol of wellbeing, used in Jain practice for centuries. Its four arms represent the four states of worldly existence.
07 — No ads on religious listings
Questions people ask
- No ads on religious listings
- Community data is never sold
- Free for every institution
- Available in English, हिन्दी and ગુજરાતી
Is it really free?
Yes, for everyone using it and for every institution listed. There are no ads on religious listings and no paid placement. Later services for businesses may be paid; temples, sthanaks and sanghs will not be.
Who is behind Jain Waves?
A small team from the community, based in Navi Mumbai. Our address, email and phone number are in the footer — we are reachable.
Which traditions are covered?
All of them. Digambar and Shwetambar, including Murtipujak, Sthanakvasi and Terapanth. Pan-Jain neutrality is a rule we hold ourselves to, not a slogan.
How do you verify a listing?
We confirm with the sangh or trust that runs the institution before it goes live, and the institution keeps it current afterwards. Anything unverified is marked as such rather than quietly published.
When is the app coming?
Android first, iOS to follow. We are not announcing a date we cannot keep — join the waitlist and you will hear once, when it opens.
Bring your community onto one platform.
Free for every sangh, every derasar and every sthanak — in all three languages.
जैन ध्यास · जैन विश्वास · जैन आवाज़
જૈન ધ્યાસ · જૈન વિશ્વાસ · જૈન અવાજ
Jain Dhyas · Jain Vishwas · Jain Awaz