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    Digambara ladies perform abhisekh in Maharashtra

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    In Digambara Jain tradition, women do not become monks (diksha) as part of the monastic order. Because of this, there isn’t a practice of “Digambara ladies” performing abhishek as a monk’s rite. Abhishek is a ritual mainly associated with temple worship and idol-puja, and in Jain communities it is typically performed by lay devotees (including women) who offer waters, milk, sandalwood, flowers, etc. to the Tirthankara idols or sacred images during festivals or special occasions.

    If you’re asking about a specific local practice in Maharashtra, it’s possible there are regional temple customs where women perform abhishek as part of devotional worship, but that would be a lay ritual, not a Digambara monastic ritual. Digambara monks themselves do not ordain women as monks, and the formal monastic abhishek practice is not a female Digambara practice.

    If you’d like, I can look up specific temple customs in Maharashtra or explain how abhishek is described in Jain scriptures and practice, with attention to Digambara and Śvetāmbara differences.

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