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⚜️The World's largest monolithic statue is located in the Vindhyagiri Hill of Shravanabelagola town of Hassan Distt, Karnataka.⚜️
The statue of Gommateshwara measures 58 feet tall.I just visited there few days back.
If you zoom in the first pic, you can see me.😊
⚜️The World's largest monolithic statue is located in the Vindhyagiri Hill of Shravanabelagola town of Hassan Distt, Karnataka.⚜️
The statue of Gommateshwara measures 58 feet tall.I just visited there few days back.
If you zoom in the first pic, you can see me.😊
Shravanabelagola is rightly called one of the wonders of India ie house to the tallest Monolithic statue of the World. The town's history goes back to 1700 years and it is the hone to 8 ancient temples, 800 inscriptions, 2 sacred hills, Vindhyagiri, Chandragiri and 1 sacred pond.
Acharya Bhadrabahu and his pupil Chandragupta Maurya are believed to have meditated there.
Chandragupta Basadi, which was dedicated to Chandragupta Maurya, was originally built there by Ashoka in the third century BCE.
Chandragupta Basadi, which was dedicated to Chandragupta Maurya, was originally built there by Ashoka in the third century BCE.
Chandragiri also has memorials to numerous monks and Śrāvakas who have meditated there since the fifth century CE, including the last king of the Rashtrakuta dynasty of Manyakheta. Chandragiri also has a famous temple built by Chavundaraya.
The 58-feet tall monolithic statue of Gommateshwara is located on Vindyagiri Hill is considered to be the world's largest monolithic statue. The base of the statue has an inscription in Prakrutha i.e. Devanagari script, dating from 981 CE.
The inscription praises the king who funded the effort and his general, Chavundaraya, who erected the statue for his mother.
Every twelve years, thousands of devotees congregate here to perform the Mahamastakabhisheka, a spectacular ceremony in which the statue is anointed with Water, Turmeric, Rice flour, Sugar cane juice, Sandalwood paste, saffron, and gold and silver flowers.
The next Mahamastakabhisheka will be held in 2030. The statue is referred to as Gommateshwara by Kannadigas, but the Jains refer to the same as 'Bahubali'.
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