Hi, I am Ashok. I am happily married with two children and live in Indiana.
I came to the United States in 1987 and brought with me a rich knowledge of Eastern philosophy. Over the years, I synthesized that philosophy with Western values and started to teach meditation and inner reflection.
By profession, I am a financial planner, and I love bringing peace of mind to my clients by protecting their assets and helping them grow their wealth. I always bring a touch of my spiritual teachings to my professional work, and I know my clients appreciate having a financial advisor that sometimes serves as a spiritual advisor.
With respect to degrees, I am a Certified Financial Planner, and I have also completed my Certified Public Accountant qualification. I am a Chartered Accountant from India. In addition, I have also achieved certifications of Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant.
I have clients all over the United States. Currently I am working with clients in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, California, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and Georgia on various financial planning aspects.
I have also performed poojas and weddings all over North America for many Jain Sanghs, societies, private homes and businesses.
A wedding ceremony is a poetry of love and celebration when two hearts become one. I love to be part of that creation.
In short
I offer Jain wedding services as grace, and to maintain the traditions and values of Jain weddings. This is not a business or a professional venture for me.
- Role
- Ordained Minister and Jain Vidhikar
- Based
- Elkhart, Indiana
- Travel
- Any domestic or international destination
- In the USA since
- 1987
- Qualifications
- CFP, CPA, ChFC, CLU, Chartered Accountant
- Also performs
- Poojans for sanghs, homes and businesses
MISSION STATEMENT
Indian values and Western culture, held together rather than traded against each other.
Work is important, but even with my busy work life, my goal is to bless Jain youth getting married in North America and India with Indian values and Western culture, merging both ends of the world and making it universal.
- 01
Said in English
Every rite is explained in plain English before it is performed, so nobody in the room is following along by watching the person next to them.
- 02
Rooted in Sanskrit
The hymns and mantras themselves are unchanged. The meaning is opened up; the ceremony is not simplified or shortened to make that easier.
- 03
Made universal
Interfaith families, guests who have never sat at a mandap, grandparents who have sat at forty. All of them should leave having understood the same thing.
Where to go next
Every part of this site connects to the others. These are the doors people use most.
- THE CEREMONYTwelve rituals, explainedVar Aagaman through Akhand Saubhagyavati. Twelve rites in the order they are conducted, each with the Sanskrit name, the English meaning, and what it is actually asking of the two people sitting there.Read the rituals
- THE GALLERYPhotographs and filmsPhotographs and short films from ceremonies across North America, shared by the families themselves. Swipe the reel, or open any one of them full size.See the gallery
- BEYOND THE WEDDINGPoojans and ritualsFourteen ceremonies performed for sanghs, societies, private homes and businesses across the continent. Siddha Chakra, Bhaktamer, Panch Kalyanak and more, each with what it is for and how long it runs.See every poojan
णमो अरिहंताणं
I BOW TO THE ENLIGHTENED ONES
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