222) SATURDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 1978: 80KMS. - SHRAVAN BELAGOLA
We continued our
route to SHRAVANBELAGOLA , the city center of
JAIN religion.
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| SHARAVANBELAGOLA - Photo : Ilya Mauter / wikimedia.org (Bing images) |
WIKIPEDIA :
JAINISM : It refers to a battle with the passions and
bodily pleasures that the Jain
ascetics undertake. Those who win this battle are termed as Jina (conqueror).
The term Jaina is therefore used to refer to laymen and ascetics of this
tradition alike. Jainism
is one of the oldest religions in the world.
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| Gommateshvara Statue, SHRAVANBelaGOL - http://munichtomadras1977.blogspot.com |
WIKIPEDIA:
The 57-feet tall monolithic statue of Gommateshvara
is located on Vindyagiri Hill. It is considered to be
the world's largest monolithic stone statue. The base of
the statue has an inscriptions in Kannada as well as the oldest evidence of
written Marathi, ie devnagari script, dating from 981 AD.
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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 covered
with milk, curds, ghee, saffron and gold coins. The next
Mahamastakabhisheka will be held in 2018.
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