Shravanabelagola
Shravanabelagola | |
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Town | |
The Gommateshwara statue dated 978-993 on Vindhyagiri Hill | |
| Coordinates: 12°51′32″N 76°29′20″E / 12.859°N 76.489°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Hassan |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.60 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 871 m (2,858 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,485 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Shravanabelagola (pronunciation: [ɕɾɐ.ʋɐˈɳɐ bɛ.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.
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.