Ananta Chaturdashi marks the day when Lord Vasupujya, the 12th Jain Tirthankar, attained Moksha (nirvana).
[citation needed] At the conclusion of the festival, followers request forgiveness from others for any offenses committed during the last year.
In both Digambara and Śvētāmbara, śrāvakas (laypersons) do a fast by having only boiled water which can be consumed between sunrise and sunset.
For this duration, Paryushana must be initiated by panchami (the fifth day) of the shukla paksha phase of Bhadra.
It comes at the time when the wandering monks take up temporary residence for the monsoon period or "cāturmāsa" "four-month".
Slaughter houses are kept closed for 1–8 days during the Paryushana festival in Indian states (e.g. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra) that have a large Jain population.
[8] On 14 March 2008, the Supreme Court held that the ban on slaughter houses in Ahmedabad during Paryushan festival was legal.