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 GOMATESHWARA BAHUBALI TEMPLE
GOMATESHWARA BAHUBALI TEMPLE

The place Shravanabelagola is famous for its Gomateshwara Temple also known as Bahubali Temple. Shravanabelagola has two hills, Vindhyagiri and Chandragiri. The 58 feet tall monolithic statue of Bahubali is located on Vindhyagiri Hill.

The base of statue has an inscription which praises the king who funded the effort and his general, Chavundaraya, who erected the statue for his mother. The Bahubali statue is both magnificent and munificent.

Magnificent form, it is a 57 feet high monolithic statue built in around 983 A.D. T
Gomateshwara Statue can be viewed at a distance of 30 km.

The statue is referred to as ‘The statue of Gomateshwar’ by the Kannada people of Karnataka and the same is referred to as Bahubali by the Jains. Every twelve years, at the Shravanabelagola hill, thousands of devotees, tourists come to celebrate the ‘Mahamastakabhisheka festival’.

Devotees sprinkle water on the statue from a high platform. After water is sprinkled, the statue is bathed with tons of milk, sugarcane juice, and the saffron flowers paste.



FACILITIES
Accomodation Available

TIMINGS
Open Everyday
6:09 AM to 6:00 PM

ADDRESS
Shravanbela Gola (Rural), Karnataka 573135

CONTACT
91 08172 256764

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