Jain sadhus have urged community members to observe a fast, giving up full cooked meals to compensate for goats sacrificed during the religious holiday.After the controversial meat ban for Paryushan, the city's Jain community has decided to take a subdued approach towards the upcoming Eid al-Adha, also known as Bakra Eid, during which a large number of goats get sacrificed. In an attempt to compensate for the killings, Jain sadhus have asked the community observe ‘Ayambil’- a fast wherein community members are expected to eat only cereals and non-sprouted pulses once a day.Messages to this effect are being spread through the community via social media and the spiritual heads are hopeful that more than 50,000 Jains across the city will abstain from food with oil, ghee, sugar, spices, etc.“We do understand that it is an important occasion for the Muslim community and offering sacrifice is a part of it. We cannot stop them from following their traditions but we want to compensate from our end,” said Hemchandra Surishwarji Maharaj, a Jain sadhu for the last 43 years. Surishwarji has sent out over 1,000 forwards and has been advising his followers to abstain from full cooked meals.“As Jains, we are against jeev hatya (killing living beings). During my pravachans in the past few weeks, I have asked everyone to compensate for the same,” he said, adding that ‘Ayambil’ is a kind of Jain fast where the members do not eat oil, ghee, sugar, spices, rice, green vegetables and anything white. They eat only once a day and partake of only boiled or roasted cereals or non-sprouted pulses.According to Sadhvi Viral Rasa, who has been addressing her followers in Null Bazaar, it becomes difficult for the community to know that several innocent animals will be killed. “Many from the community abstain from food on such days without us advising them. But when we give out such diktats, more members of the community will observe the fast,” said Rasa, adding that the ideas is to get as many members as possible to observe the fast.Many from the community are also spreading messages addressing the Muslim community by requesting them to sacrifice something else that is dear to them instead of the goats.“If our message reaches even one Muslim brother and he decides to change his mind and give up on a food item dear to him instead of sacrificing a goat, it will be an achievement for us,” said Surishwarji.