Shravanabelagola is a city situated close Channarayapatna of Hassan area in the Indian condition of Karnataka and is 158 km from Bangalore. The statue of Gommateshvara Bahubali is a standout amongst the most vital journey destinations in Jainism, one that came to a crest in compositional and sculptural action under the support of Western Ganga Administration of Talakad. Chandragupta is said to have passed on here in 298 BC after he turned into a Jain minister and accepted a self-denying way of life. Jainism in this spot is 2000+ years of age.
Shravanabelagola has two slopes, Chandragiri and Vindhyagiri. Acharya Bhadrabahu and his understudy Chandragupta Maurya are accepted to have pondered there.Chandragupta Basadi, which was devoted to Chandragupta Maurya, was initially manufactured there by Ashoka in the third century BC. Chandragiri likewise has dedications to various friars and Sravakas who have ruminated there since the fifth century Commercial, including the last ruler of the Rashtrakuta line of Manyakheta. Chandragiri likewise has a renowned sanctuary fabricated by Chavundaraya, who was a supporter of Nemichandra.
The 58-feet tall solid statue of Gommateshvara is situated on Vindyagiri Hill.It is thought to be the world's biggest solid stone statue. The base of the statue has an engravings in Kannada and also the most established proof of composed Konkani, i.e. devnagari script, dating from 981 Commercial. The engraving acclaims the ruler who subsidized the exertion and his general, Chavundaraya, who raised the statue for his mom. At regular intervals, a huge number of fans assemble here to perform the Mahamastakabhisheka, a fantastic service in which the statue is secured with milk, curds, ghee, saffron and gold coins.The next Mahamastakabhisheka will be held in 2018. The Statue is called as 'Statue of Gommateshvara' by the Kannada individuals of Karnataka, however the jains allude to the same as "Bahubali".
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