Shravanabelagola

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Shravanabelagola is a prominent Jain pilgrimage town in Karnataka, India, renowned for its colossal monolithic statue of Gommateshwara Bahubali and its historic temples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain pilgrimage center
historical site
town
access reachable by road from Bengaluru
administrativeDivision Channarayapatna taluk
associatedWith Bajrangbali
surface form: Bahubali

Digambara Jains
surface form: Digambara Jain tradition

Acharya
surface form: Jain acharyas
country India
culturalSignificance major center of Jain art and architecture
district Hassan district
elevation hill shrine on Vindhyagiri
etymology name often interpreted as "white pond of the Shravana" or "white pond of the Jain monk"
famousFor Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola
surface form: Gommateshwara Bahubali statue

Jain temples
governingBody local town panchayat
hasFestival Mahamastakabhisheka
hasHill Chandragiri hill
surface form: Chandragiri

Vindhyagiri hill
surface form: Vindhyagiri
hasInscription ancient Kannada inscriptions
hasMonument Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola
surface form: Gommateshwara Bahubali statue
hasTemple Basadi on Chandragiri
Odegal Basadi
surface form: Chandraprabha Basadi

Odegal Basadi
hasView panoramic view of surrounding plains from Vindhyagiri
hasWaterBody Kalyani (temple tank)
heritageStatus important Jain heritage site
language Kannada
locatedBetween Chandragiri hill
Vindhyagiri hill
locatedIn South India
MahamastakabhishekaFrequency approximately every 12 years
nearestCity Channarayapatna
nearestMajorCity Bengaluru
Hassan
pilgrimageImportance one of the most important Jain pilgrimage centers in India
postalCountry India
religion Jainism
state Karnataka
timeZone Indian Standard Time
tourismType heritage tourism destination
religious tourism destination

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Mahavir Jayanti majorCelebrationCenters Shravanabelagola
Jain art notableSite Shravanabelagola
Chandragupta Maurya deathPlace Shravanabelagola
Digambara Jains pilgrimageSite Shravanabelagola
Jain temples notableExample Shravanabelagola
this entity surface form: Shravanabelagola Jain temples, Karnataka