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    Shravanabelagola (pronunciation: [ ɕɾɐ.ʋɐˈɳɐ bɛ.ɭɐ.go.ɭɐ ] ) is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka...
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    more than 6 m (20 feet) in height in Karnataka: 17.4 m (57 feet) at Shravanabelagola in Hassan District in 981 CE 12.8 m (42 feet) at Karkala in Udupi District...
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    Shravanabelagola is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state, in India. It is part of Hassan district. Source: Hobli & Village...
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  • Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election on Janata Dal (S) ticket from Shravanabelagola constituency in Hassan district. He defeated M.A. Gopalaswamy of the...
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    Chandragiri is one of the two hills in Shravanabelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka, the other one being Vindhyagiri. It is also near Indragiri. The...
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    statue of Bahubali in the world with the largest statue located at Shravanabelagola. Gommateshwara statue at Karkala was built in 1432 CE by Veera Pandya...
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    inscriptions on the different monuments such as in Halebidu, Belur and Shravanabelagola. After these medieval ages, Hassan became famous again because of Dinesh...
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    images of the Tirthankaras. Vindyagiri Hill is one of the two hills in Shravanabelagola. The other is Chandragiri, which is also a seat of several ancient...
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    Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway-75 in Karnataka, India. Jain pilgrimage Shravanabelagola is a famous site in the taluk. Channarayapatna has major railway connection...
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    Together, states a Digambara legend, Chandragupta and Bhadrabahu moved to Shravanabelagola, in present-day south Karnataka. These Jain accounts appeared in texts...
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  • time between the 2 cities. The rail line from Hassan to Bangalore via Shravanabelagola, Kunigal, Nelamangala was announced in Railway Budget 1996. Later the...
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  • Jainism had a stronghold in Karnataka in the early medieval period at Shravanabelagola as its most important centre. The first Tirthankara, Rishabha, is said...
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    India. B.Cholenahalli is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of Shravanabelagola temple town, where there is a railway station.[citation needed] It...
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    before 11th century CE. The most prominent among them are as follows: Shravanabelagola Chandragiri: Chandragupta Basadi, Chamundaraya Basadi, Parshvanatha...
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    is the anointment of the Bahubali Gommateshwara statue located at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India. It is an important Jain festival held once every...
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  • The Shravanabelagola inscription of Nandisena, dated to the 7th century, is one of the early poetic inscriptions in the Kannada language. The inscription...
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    Survey of India Adarsh Smarak Monument along with other temples in the Shravanabelagola group of monuments. According to art historian Adam Hardy, the basadi...
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    Jainism resulting in the construction of monuments in places such as Shravanabelagola and Kambadahalli. The kings of this dynasty encouraged the fine arts...
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    Gunabhushitana Nishadi inscription discovered on the Chandragiri hill, Shravanabelagola, is older than Halmidi inscription by about fifty to hundred years...
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    Paryushana Samvatsari Pilgrimages Tirth Abu Palitana Girnar Shikharji Shravanabelagola Other Temples Jain flag Jain symbols Parasparopagraho Jivanam Topics...
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    beautifully carved; ; about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Halebidu. Shravanabelagola, Channarayapatna: a major group of many Jain and Hindu monuments; it...
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    Sultanate style of architecture. The monolith of Gomateshwara Bahubali at Shravanabelagola is the tallest sculpted monolith in the world, attracting tens of thousands...
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    fifteen basadis (Jain temples) located on the Chandragiri Hill in Shravanabelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. Archaeological Survey of India has...
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    India Region South India State Karnataka Assembly constituencies Kadur Shravanabelagola Arsikere Belur Hassan Holenarasipur Arkalgud Sakleshpur Established...
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    9th Lok Sabha. He was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Shravanabelagola assembly constituency in Hassan from 1972 to 1985 and from 1999 to...
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    Gaja Lakshmi at Shravanabelagola Temple, Karnataka....
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    Atakur inscription The 983 CE Tyagada Brahmadeva Pillar at Shravanabelagola Shravanabelagola inscription of Nandisena Tumbula inscriptions of 444 AD, Sanskrit-Kannada...
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    construction of the monolithic statue of Bahubali, the Gomateshwara, at Shravanabelagola, an important place of pilgrimage for Jainism. He was a devotee of...
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    Jain teacher Bhadrabahu. He is said to have lived as an ascetic at Shravanabelagola for several years before fasting to death, as per the Jain practice...
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    temples contain images of Bharata as a Jain monk, including one at Shravanabelagola. The Koodalmanikyam Temple in Kerala was originally a Jain temple dedicated...
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