Shravanabelagola (pronunciation: [ɕɾɐ.ʋɐˈɳɐbɛ.ɭɐ.go.ɭɐ]) is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 144 km (89 mi) from Bengaluru. The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is one of the most important tirthas (pilgrimage destinations) in Jainism, one that reached a peak in architectural and sculptural activity under the patronage of Western Ganga dynasty of Talakad. Chandragupta Maurya is said to have died on the hill of Chandragiri, which is located in Shravanabelagola, in 298 BCE after he became a Jain monk and assumed an ascetic life style.[2]
Gommateshwara statue, Akkana Basadi, Chandragupta basadi, Chamundaraya Basadi, Parshvanath Basadi and inscriptions of Shravanabelagola group of monuments are listed as Adarsh Smarak Monument by Archaeological Survey of India.[3]
^"Census Data Handbook Hassan 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^Vir Sanghvi, "Rude Travel: Down The Sages", Hindustan Times, archived from the original on 18 May 2015
^"Adarsh Smarak Monument". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
Shravanabelagola (pronunciation: [ ɕɾɐ.ʋɐˈɳɐ bɛ.ɭɐ.go.ɭɐ ] ) is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka...
Shravanabelagola is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state, in India. It is part of Hassan district. Source: Hobli & Village...
more than 6 m (20 feet) in height in Karnataka: 17.4 m (57 feet) at Shravanabelagola in Hassan District in 981 CE 12.8 m (42 feet) at Karkala in Udupi District...
Chandragiri is one of the two hills in Shravanabelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka, the other one being Vindhyagiri. It is also near Indragiri. The...
images of the Tirthankaras. Vindyagiri Hill is one of the two hills in Shravanabelagola. The other is Chandragiri, which is also a seat of several ancient...
Together, states a Digambara legend, Chandragupta and Bhadrabahu moved to Shravanabelagola, in present-day south Karnataka. These Jain accounts appeared in texts...
Survey of India Adarsh Smarak Monument along with other temples in the Shravanabelagola group of monuments. According to art historian Adam Hardy, the basadi...
Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway-75 in Karnataka, India. Jain pilgrimage Shravanabelagola is a famous site in the taluk. Channarayapatna has major railway connection...
Jainism had a stronghold in Karnataka in the early medieval period at Shravanabelagola as its most important centre. The first Tirthankara, Rishabha, is said...
construction of the monolithic statue of Bahubali, the Gomateshwara, at Shravanabelagola, an important place of pilgrimage for Jainism. He was a devotee of...
Gunabhushitana Nishadi inscription discovered on the Chandragiri hill, Shravanabelagola, is older than Halmidi inscription by about fifty to hundred years...
is the anointment of the Bahubali Gommateshwara statue located at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India. It is an important Jain festival held once every...
India Region South India State Karnataka Assembly constituencies Kadur Shravanabelagola Arsikere Belur Hassan Holenarasipur Arkalgud Sakleshpur Established...
The Shravanabelagola inscription of Nandisena, dated to the 7th century, is one of the early poetic inscriptions in the Kannada language. The inscription...
Jainism resulting in the construction of monuments in places such as Shravanabelagola and Kambadahalli. The kings of this dynasty encouraged the fine arts...
Airport at 175 km and 195 km, respectively. Belur & Halebeedu Gorur Dam Shravanabelagola Chunchanakatte Falls Manjarabad Fort Bisle ghat Mosale Sri Chennakeshava...
before 11th century CE. The most prominent among them are as follows: Shravanabelagola Chandragiri: Chandragupta Basadi, Chamundaraya Basadi, Parshvanatha...
beautifully carved; ; about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Halebidu. Shravanabelagola, Channarayapatna: a major group of many Jain and Hindu monuments; it...
Sultanate style of architecture. The monolith of Gomateshwara Bahubali at Shravanabelagola is the tallest sculpted monolith in the world, attracting tens of thousands...
after abdicating the throne to his son Bindusara, retired to the Shravanabelagola region with his Jain guru. After the Mauryas, parts of Karnataka were...
Jain teacher Bhadrabahu. He is said to have lived as an ascetic at Shravanabelagola for several years before fasting to death, as per the Jain practice...
pepper, cardamom with paddy being dominant. Hoysala architecture Shravanabelagola Wikimedia Commons has media related to Devaramane. Official website...
fifteen basadis (Jain temples) located on the Chandragiri Hill in Shravanabelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. Archaeological Survey of India has...
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