Shravanabelagola Temple Karnataka: A Jain Pilgrimage Destination — tusktravel.comAll copyright belongs to the original artist.
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Shravanabelagola is a historic stone temple located in Hassan, Karnataka. 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 assume