Gyan Panchami

A Jain observance on Kartika Shukla Panchami dedicated to knowledge, when scriptures held in temple libraries (jnana bhandars) are cleaned, displayed and venerated. Devotees fast and perform puja to shed knowledge-obscuring karma.

Also known as Jnana Panchami · Gyaan Panchami · Shruta Panchami · Saubhagya Panchami