Answer

During Paryushan, it is generally better to avoid chundo / gor keri, especially if it is made from raw mango, jaggery/sugar, spices, and preserved for many days.

Explanation

In Jain practice during Paryushan, people try to follow stricter food discipline, such as:

• Eating fresh and simple food
• Avoiding fermented, stale, preserved, or stored foods
• Avoiding foods that may involve more subtle forms of life due to storage or fermentation
• Practicing restraint in taste and indulgence

Chundo or gor keri is usually a preserved pickle/sweet mango preparation. Since it is stored and matured over time, many Jains avoid it during Paryushan.

Also, raw mango preparations may be avoided by some families depending on their tradition and level of observance.

Spiritual Understanding

Paryushan is a time for sanyam, simplicity, forgiveness, and inner purification. Even if something is technically allowed in some households, avoiding tasty preserved items like chundo helps reduce attachment to taste.

Takeaway

If you are observing Paryushan strictly, do not eat chundo or gor keri. If you follow family tradition, ask your elders or local Jain guru, because practices may vary by sampraday and household.