Jain site
Shravanabelagola
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Overview
Shravanabelagola in Karnataka is a Jain centre with the Gommateshwara (Bahubali) statue, where the Mahamastakabhisheka ceremony is held.
Tradition says Chandragupta Maurya embraced Jainism in old age, went south with Bhadrabahu and died by sallekhana on Chandragiri hill here.
Geography and key facts
- Karnataka
- Gommateshwara (Bahubali) statue
- Mahamastakabhisheka
- Chandragupta Maurya's sallekhana (Chandragiri hill)
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in a 2001 temple-location question; Jain sites and Chandragupta's last years are regular Prelims facts.
Note for UPSC
Karnataka; Gommateshwara statue; Mahamastakabhisheka.
Questions link Jain sites with Tirthankaras and their states.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2001 · Q5In which one of the following cities is the Lingaraja Temple located?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Shravanabelagola.
Key facts
- Type
- Jain site
- State / UT
- Karnataka
- Coordinates
- 12.859°N, 76.489°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2001
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