Answer

Ambil Oli is a Jain religious observance connected with Ayambil Tap.

It is a period when many Jains perform Ayambil—a special form of austerity where one eats only once in the day and takes very simple, tasteless food without spices, sweets, oil, ghee, milk, curd, fruits, or green vegetables.

Explanation

Ayambil is practiced to reduce attachment to taste and comfort. The food is usually plain and simple, often made from grains or pulses, without rich ingredients.

Ambil Oli is especially observed twice a year:

• Chaitra Sud 7 to Chaitra Sud 15
• Aso Sud 7 to Aso Sud 15

These are nine-day periods of devotion, restraint, and tapasya.

Spiritual Understanding

The purpose of Ambil Oli is not just fasting, but inner purification. It helps a person practice:

• Control over taste
• Discipline of the senses
• Detachment from food pleasure
• Reduction of passions
• Focus on soul and spirituality

Takeaway

Ambil Oli is a sacred Jain tapasya period centered on simplicity, self-control, and spiritual purification through Ayambil.