Sravanabelagola Tourist Places and Travel Attraction

Sravanabelagola is a sacred place. This is the famous Jain pilgrimage center in South India. It is located in Hassan District of Karnataka state. This Jain pilgrimage is known for its large single stone statue Gomateswara, located at the top of the hill. From Mysore, Sravanbelagola located at a distance of 93 km.Najbliže railway station is Hassan who is at a distance of 49 km. in the heart of the city, is a beautiful lake and Sravanabelagola name is derived from this alone. In Kannada, meaning belagola white pond. There are two important mountains in this gradu.Ime these two hills Chandragiri (Chikkabetta) and Vindyagiri. It is the belief of people who Bhadrabahu Swami and his disciple Chandragupta Maurya king meditated in the hills.

The main attraction here is the statue of Bahubali. This is a statue of Jain Lord Gomateswara. It is the world's tallest statue of a stone. This statue is 17 m (57) high. This is a real example of architectural and sculptural mastery of the known Gangas Talakad. The outer surface of many religious inscriptions are carved. It is situated on a hilltop Bindhyagiri. To reach the top of the hill, one is to climb the 630 stairs to the naked feet. It was tiring, but really worth it. Devotees pray and offer Poojas at the feet of a statue of Lord Gomateshwar during the day.

There is an amazing ceremony, which is known as Mahamastakabhisheka. It is celebrated once every twelve years. Last time, Mahamastabhisheka celebrated with a full show in February 2006. Now they will celebrate the 2018th From all over the world, thousands of believers to enjoy the festivities. Because of 981, this festival is celebrated. In this occasion, bathing the statue of Bahubali is done by the saints. Bathing statues of saints in 1008 dedicated to the use of pots of water, along with lots of honey, ghee, milk, dairy products, sandal and saffron paste.

Many tourist attractions are in and around Sravanabelagola. Few attractions are Riverside Basti, Chandragupta Basti and Chandragiri Hills.

Shravanbelagola is 16 miles from Chanrayapatna Chanrayapatna and is 36 km from Hassan, 140 km from Bangalore and 100 km from Mysore. From all these places, Chanrayapatna bus connections. From Chanrayapatna, road conditions is excellent and can be reached by bus, car or car to Shravanbelagola.