From 22 to 24 November 2000 the international meeting Ascesi e rinuncia in India was held in Udine, with the patronage of the Regional Authority of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the support of the Provincial Authority of Udine, the Municipal Authorities of Udine and the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Udine e Pordenone. The meeting was organized by the Società Indologica "Luigi Pio Tessitori" in the framework of the celebrations for the twin-town between the municipalities of Udine and Bikaner. On 22 November in the Sala Matrimoni of the Municipality of Udine, Nalini Balbir (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle), Carlo Della Casa (University of Milan) and Gianfranco Fiaccadori (University of Udine) presented the volume L.P. Tessitori, Studi giainici, second issue of the Opera omnia series. On 23 November, again in the Sala Matrimoni of the Municipality of Udine, Donatella Dolcini and Romano Vecchiet (Biblioteca Civica "Vincenzo Joppi) given a lecture on Il fondo Tessitori della Biblioteca Civica "Vincenzo Joppi". Later that same day, Massimo Somaglino recited the Italian-language version of the Veli Krisana Rukamani ri, a bardic poem published by Luigi Pio Tessitori during the year 1919. An introduction to the poem was given by Giorgio Milanetti (University "La Sapienza" in Rome). On 24 November in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce B.G. Sidharth (B.M. Birla Science Centre) introduced the documentary Kumbha mela directed by Benedetto Parisi (Società Indologica "Luigi Pio Tessitori").