Shravanabelagola

Beautiful View from Shravanabelagola Hill

Shravanabelagola is a city which is located in  Hassan district in Karnataka. Shravanabelagola is 158 km away from Bangalore. The statue of Gommateshvara Bahubali at Shravanabelagola  is one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in Jainism.

This gigantic statue of Bahubali, who is considered a Siddha (one who has attained salvation), is carved out of a single block of granite and stands majestically on top of a hill.Gommateshvara Bahubali statue was built in the 10th century AD.



620 steps

One has to climb 620 steps cut in the rock to reach  Shravanabelagola hill top to see Bahubali's statue.

A monolithic statue of Bahubali referred to as "Gommateshvara"  was built by the Ganga minister and commander Chamundaraya is situated 60 feet (18 m) above a hill in a place called Shravanabelagola in Hassan district of Karnataka state, India

Some beautiful statues in Shravanabelagola