Paryushana Parva is one of the most important festivals for Jains. Paryusana is formed by two words meaning 'a year' and 'a coming back'. This festival comes in the months of Shravana and Bhadra (August or September). Śvetāmbara Jains celebrate it for eight days while Digambara Jains celebrate it for ten days. It is also known as Das Lakshana Parva. It is a festival of repentance and forgiveness. Many Jains fast and carry out different religious activities. Jain monks stop walking during chaturmas and reside at one place where they lecture on various religious subjects during paryushana. This festival is believed to remove accumulated karma of the previous year and develop control over new accumulating new karma, by following Jain austerities and other rituals. There are regular rituals at the Jain temples. Monks give discourses of Kalpa Sutra. Kalpa Sutra describes the life of Mahavira and other Tirthankaras. On the third day, the procession of Kalpa Sutra is carried out. On the fifth day, the optimistic dreams of Trishala, the mother of Mahavira are demonstrated, and after that birth of Mahavira is celebrated. The tenth day of the festival is called Anant Chaturdashi. Anant Chaturdashi is the day when Lord Vasupujya attained moksha (nirvan). Usually, Jains take out a procession on this day. Kshamavani is generally observed a day after Anant Chaturdashi by digambaras, while the shwetambaras observe it after the 8th ie the last day of their paryushan. (The last day is called samvatsari) On Kshamavani, Jains ask for forgiveness from everybody for any acts during the previous year that may have hurt them.