Singhai

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Singhai (also Sanghavi or Singhi from Sanskrit Sanghapati (संघपति), literally chief of the Sangha) is a hereditary title awarded in the past to leaders of the Jain Sangha [1].

Among the Digambara Jains the title is awarded for building a Jain temple with formal installation (Panch-kalyanak Pratishtha) of Tirthankara images with festivities, often accompanied with a gaja-ratha. Among the Shvetambar Jains is is awarded for conducting a mass pilgrimage to major tirthas.

Singhai is also a clan in Maheshwari Community. There are various famous maheshwari families with this title.

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  1. ^ Siddhantacharya Phulachandra Shastri, Parwar Jain Samaj ka Itihas, 1990, Jabalpur