Pachakhan

Pachakhan significa juramento auto-observante.

Jain Pachakhan

Pachakhan means self observant oath. It means you have committed to limit yourself with total food and water intake or limited intake as per local timings. Essentially Pachakhan is commitment for doing Jain way doing Tapashraya.

For examples, a) In Upvas, a person doesn’t eat or drink anything except boiled water. Boiled water can be drunk from Porsi to sunset Only. Usually, Pachakhan is available in Panchang books for major Indian cities. b) Sadhporsi Pachakhan means don’t eat or drink anything until 1.5 Prahar time after the sunrise.

What it offers:

Pachakhan timings depend on local Sunrise and Sunset timings. This app will automatically use GPS to (local Lat/Lon) and current date to calculate various useful timings relevant to all kind of Jainism activities (Tap-Aaradhna).

App also shows all pachkhan vows in audio as well as visual form. So you have all details available on one click.

Benefits:

This app is hugely beneficial who want to know precide Pachakhan timings based on their current location. This app works globally and on all Android-based smartphones. Even if you don't have GPS, you can enter local lat/Lon information or choose the city on pick up the info on the map.

It is supported in three languages (English, Hindi, and Gujarati) and one can switch between languages anytime.

Language Support

English, Hindi and Gujarati.