Jain pilgrims shower milk, flower petals on the huge statue of Bahubali during Mahamastakabhisheka at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka. Located in the Hassan district of the state Karnataka, Shravanabelagola is famous worldwide for its splendid Jain Temples. The statue of the Saint Gommateshvara Bahubali in the city is one of the most significant pilgrimage places for Jains and attracts pilgrims from all over the world. There are many antique monuments in and around Shravanabelagola and are of a typical brilliance and expertise executed by the Gangas and Hoysalas. The two renowned monuments situated in the city are Vindhyagiri and Chandragiri. Shravanabelagola travel guide is full of references to the spiritual gateways. The city has also been named as the "White Pond of the Shravana" as Belagola in Kannad signifies "white pond". It is said that the two persons, named Acharya Bhadrabahu and his disciple Chandragupta Maurya have meditated here. An attraction, Chandragupta Basadi, devoted to Chandragupta Maurya was made by Ashoka in the third century BC adds an extra feather in the cap of Shravanabelagola. Source : shravanabelagola.net To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WildernessFil... Twitter: https://twitter.com/wildfilmsindia Website: http://www.wildfilmsindia.com/ This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 100, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience! Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com
