Who Are Saraks?
Saraks are the original followers of Jainism, arising directly from the lineage of Bhagawan Mahaveer. Sarak has been derived from the word 'Shravak', the people who followed the teachings and principles of Jainism.
They identify themselves as Sarak based on their Gotra Devta's, which are named after Tirthankar, like Adi Gotra, Parshwa Gotra, etc. This also indicates that the ancestors are none other than the Tirthankars themselves.
Vardhaman District
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Why Visit Paschim Bardhaman?
Paschim Vardhaman is prominient district in the state of West Bengal. Vardhaman district is named after Lord Mahavir who was also known as Vardhaman and hence it is popularly know as Bardhaman distict in India. Bardhaman district is located near the banks of River Damodar, a tributary of River Ganga and its borders the state of Jarkhand. The most popular towns in Bardhaman district are Durgapur, Asansol and Chittaranjan.
It is said that all the five kalyanaks of Bhagwan Mahavir are situated in the state of Jharkhand. Bhagwan spent 42 years of diksha in various places like Rajgruhi nagri, shravasti etc. it is known by the locals that Bhagwan Mahaveer visited bardhaman during the 42 years of diksha and spent time in various places doing Dhyaan and Tap. There are various places in Bardhaman district to have some indication that Bhagwan Mahaveer had indeed visited that place and the people there are the real shravaks of Bhagwan Mahaveer.
The major indication of these places are that all of them are named after Bhagwan Mahaveer like for example Vardhaman District, Bir Bhoom (Veer Bhoom), Jogi Pahad etc. Some of these places have ancient ruins of temples and disfigured idols of Bhagwan strongly indicating that Bhagwan actually visited these places and the people followed Jain Dharm.
Some of these historical sites where the presence of Bhagwan Mahaveer is indicated aare given below.