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| Karnataka Tourist Destinations - Shravanabelagola |
Shravanabelagola makes its claim to fame as a famous religious places and tourist site of Karnataka. This is an important Jain pilgrim, oft visited by tourists when on a tour to Mysore. There are various Tourist Attractions in Shravanabelagola. Among the different Tourist Attractions of Shravanabelagola do not miss to visit the popular pool called Kalyani, Chandragiri hill and Indragiri hill. Other than these natural Attractions in Shravanabelagola there are numbers of religious sites. One of these is Lord Bahubali's monolith. The statue of Lord Bahubali is situated in Shravanabelagola. It is the biggest monolithic sculpture in Asia. This statue is 17.38m high and this sculpture is decorated with the writings of different languages. This large statue was created by Chamundaraya.
Among the Tourist Attractions in Shravanabelagola you can find Digambar Jain Basadis which are the Basadis temples of the town. These temples are very auspicious according to the Jain's religious belief. Here you can find biggest numbers of Digambar Jain Basadis of the world. During your tour to Shravanabelagola you can enjoy the Mahamastakabhisheka festival. This festival takes place in every 12 years. In the time of this festival the statue of Bahubali is decorated with ornaments. |
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MAJOR ATTRACTIONS IN Shravanabelagola |
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You can see the Chandragupta Basadi of the Gangas and the Parashwanatha Basadi here, besides several Jain temples. There is also a famous temple built by Chamundaraya.
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Indragiri has the Gommata monolith, the statue of Bahubali, said to be the tallest monolithic structure in the world. This statue, the exquisitely engraved Tyagada Brahma Pillar, along with Siddhara Basadi, Odegal Basadi, Chennanna Basadi and Chauvvisa Tirthankara Basadi was installed by a Ganga general and scholar Chamundaraya.
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Located north of Shravanabelagola, this place has the Aregal Basadi and the Shantinatha Basadi of Hoysala times.
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| More than about 800 inscriptions related to Shravanabelagola are found here, belonging to the period before 10th century. Some of them are recording death by starving (sallekhana) by Jain ascetics and laymen. |
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| This Math belongs to the Desiya Gana lineage of Mula Sangha of Digambar monastic tradition. |
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Halebid is also referred as the Gem of Indian Architecture. Once the capital of the Hoysala Empire after Belur, Halebid is famous for the remnants of the glorious Hoyasala period and has one of the finest Hoysala temples. |
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This eminent temple town is especially renowned for the grand Hoysala Temple Complex. Another attraction of the place is the Hoysala Mahotsava, the magnanimous dance festival held at the Hoysala temples. |
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MAP OF Shravanabelagola |
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