Parasnath Hill
- Recently, the Jharkhand High Court directed effective implementation of memorandum by MoEF prohibiting sale or consumption of liquor to protect sanctity of Parasnath hill.
- Referred to as ‘Marang Buru’ by Santhals and ‘Parasnath’ by Jains, the hill in Jharkhand’s Giridih district has been the site of a century-old inter-community conflict.
- Jains believe that 20 of the 24 Jain tirthankaras (divine teachers) attained nirvana (liberation) on Parasnath Hill.
- Marang Buru (literally “the Great Mountain”) is the supreme animist deity in the Santhal ....
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