Shravanabelagola: Ancient Jain pilgrimage in Karnataka
Shravanabelagola in seven wonders of India's seven India It is known that the 7 great wonders of India are:
Shravanabelagola (Karnataka, Gomateshwar), Harmandir Sahib (Punjab-Amritsar, Golden Temple), Tajmahal (Agra), Hampi (North Karnataka), Konark (Orissa), Nalanda (Bihar), Khajuraho (MP)
Shravanabelagola The ancient pilgrim center is located in the Hassan district of the state of Karnataka. This Indian state is situated in the Madya district of Karnataka, at the place of Gomteshwar of Shravanabelagola. It is about 150 km from Bangalore city and 80 km from Mysore city.
Here a huge statue of Lord Bahubali is installed, which is completely constructed from the same stone. The sculptor takes about 12 years to build this idol. Bahubali was also called Gomteshwar.
On the left side of the Gomteshwar entrance in Shravanabelagola, on a stone, An article of 1102 is in the Kannada language. According to this, two sons of Rishab were Bharat and Bahubali. After Rishabhdev's forest was gone, there was a war in Bahubali and Bharat for the state. Bahubali defeated Bharata in the war.
But after this incident, even in his mind, the awakening spirit became awakened and he asked Bharat to take the palace, then he himself became absorbed in the terrible injustice. After the austerity, he received knowledge here. Bharat honored Bahubali's statue of 525 Dhanush Bahubali statue in Padanpur. The first largest statue is mentioned here.
In the meanwhile, the surrounding area of the idol prevailed by the poultry and the serpent, which made people call the idol Kukkutteshwar. There was no access to this because of the terrible forest, hence the idol was lost due to the memory of the people.
Chamunda Ray, minister of Gangetic Rimal, heard the story of this idol and wanted to see it, but considering the journey of Podanpur difficult, he constructed the statue of Gomateeshwar according to the statue of Podanpur in Shravanabelagola. The statue of Gomteshwar is considered one of the largest statues in the world.
There are two hills named Chandragiri and Vindhyagiri in Shravanabelagola nearby. The 57-foot-high Bahubali statue is situated on the mountain. Here every 12 years there is Mahamastakabhishek.
How to reach
Road: Shravanabelagola by Mumbai, you can also go by road, but during this time you will have to travel more than 974 km. This journey will be quite long. In such a way, the road and road by Bangalore and Bangalore can be a good option.
Airplane: From Mumbai to Bangalore, there is a service of about one and a half hour direct airline. You will reach Shravanabelagola in 3 hours from the airport. After leaving Bangalore Airport, there are taxi, bus, train all available.
Rail: Many trains from Mumbai go to Bangalore and train services from Bangalore to Shravanabelagola are also available.
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