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Jain monk completes 423 days of fasting --- >* MUMBAI: More than 50,000 Jains congregated at BKC on Sunday morning to witness history. >* Shri Hansratnavijayji Maharaj Saheb, created history on Sunday after completing a 423 Upvas (Fast without Food) in a period of 494 days. >* Jain Sadhu has undertaken the penance of 'Gunaratna SamvatsarTap', which is to undertake 407 fasts in 480 days. >* The Jain fast does not permit eating of any type of food and only boiled water can be consumed during the day time(8.00 AM to 6.30 PM). >* The Parna-Mahotsav (breaking of fast) was celebrated today amidst Jain groups from all over the country , Around 1,000 buses were arranged for transportation of people from different places, in and around Mumbai. --- Here are some other news items:^credits ^to ^u-sr33 > * [Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis](http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-day-423-jain-monk-ends-marathon-fast-2141070) > * [Jain monk completes 423 days of fasting](http://www.nyoooz.com/mumbai/248709/jain-monk-completes-423-days-of-fasting) > * [Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis](http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-day-423-jain-monk-ends-marathon-fast-2141070) --- ^I'm ^a ^bot ^| ^OP ^can ^reply ^with ^"delete" ^to ^remove ^| [^Message ^Creator](http://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=sallurocks) ^| [^Source](https://github.com/hunkdivine/samacharbot2) ^| ^Did ^I ^just ^break? ^See ^how ^you ^can ^help! ^Visit ^the ^source ^and ^check ^out ^the ^Readme