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Shravanabelagola
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Shravanabelagola is a town located near Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 144 km from Bengaluru. The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is
The Gommateshwara statue dated 978-993 on Vindhyagiri Hill
The Gommateshwara statue dated 978-993 on Vindhyagiri Hill
The pond in the middle of the town, after which it is named, Beḷagoḷa “White Pond”
The pond in the middle of the town, after which it is named, Beḷagoḷa “White Pond”
Statue of Emperor Bharata.
Statue of Emperor Bharata.
Kannada inscription at Odegal Basadi
Kannada inscription at Odegal Basadi
Chandragupta Maurya
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Chandragupta Maurya was the founder and the first emperor of the Maurya Empire, based in Magadha in the Indian subcontinent.
Shravanabelagola
…destinations) in Jainism, one that reached a peak in architectural and sculptural activity under the patronage of Western Ganga dynasty of Talakad. Chandragupta Maurya is said to have died on the hill of Chandragiri, which is located in Shravanabelagola, in 298 BCE after he became a Jain monk and assumed an ascetic…
7th-century Bhadrabahu inscription at Shravanabelagola (Sanskrit, Purvahale Kannada script). This is the oldest inscription at the site, and it mentio
7th-century Bhadrabahu inscription at Shravanabelagola (Sanskrit, Purvahale Kannada script). This is the oldest inscription at the site, and it mentions Bhadrabahu and Prabhacandra. Lewis Rice and Digambara Jains interpret Prabhacandra to be Chandragupta Maurya, while others such as J F Fleet, V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar, and Svetambara Jains state this interpretation is wrong.
Chandragupta's guru was Chanakya, with whom he studied as a child and with whose counsel he built the Empire. This image is a 1915 attempt at depictin
Chandragupta's guru was Chanakya, with whom he studied as a child and with whose counsel he built the Empire. This image is a 1915 attempt at depicting Chanakya.
Malan Range and limit of ceded territory according to Tarn (1922)
Malan Range and limit of ceded territory according to Tarn (1922)
1,300-year-old Shravanabelagola relief shows death of Chandragupta after taking the vow of Sallekhana. Some consider it about the legend of his arriva
1,300-year-old Shravanabelagola relief shows death of Chandragupta after taking the vow of Sallekhana. Some consider it about the legend of his arrival with Bhadrabahu.