Common Ground Marang Buru vs Parasnath: The conflict over Jharkhand’s highest peak Jains claim Adivasi practices violate the sanctity of the hill.

In Marang Buru (Parasnath Mountain), the Jain community has illegally constructed monastery-temple, dharamshala etc on forest land, the illegal construction should be freed from encroachment.

Ranchi, April 9 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has directed the state government to take necessary steps to preserve Parasnath Hill -- a sacred pilg ...

Dassam Fall Dedicated to Lord Shiva, Pahari Mandir is a temple located in hilltop in Ranchi. Sammet Shikharji is one of the Holiest pilgrimage sites for Jains. It is located on Parasnath hill.

In Jharkhand, the Parasnath Hills are seeing Jain-Santhal conflict, with each side claiming it as their own. At the core of the discord is their differing belief systems, the give and take of ...

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The centre on January 5 had stayed all tourism activities at the Parasnath Hill where the Jain religious site of Sammed Shikharji is located and directed the Jharkhand government to immediately ...

Jamshedpur, Jan 17 (PTI) A tribal organisation Tuesday launched the country-wide ‘Marang Buru Bachao Bharat Yatra’ (Save Parasnath Hill) to free it from the alleged “clutches” of the Jain community.

Murmu had earlier written to the president and appealed to her to restore the sanctity of the Parasnath Hill and hand it over to the tribals. He accused the Jharkhand government for handing over ...

While the Centre stayed the Jharkhand government's move to promote tourism at the Parasnath Hill after protests by Jains, tribals claimed the land and asked for it to be freed.