Shravanabelagola
Also known as: Sravanabelagola · Belgola · Gommatagiri
The monolithic Gommateshwara on Vindhyagiri, cut about 981 CE under the Ganga minister Chavundaraya, is the image most people mean when they say "Jain statue" — some 57 feet, carved from a single rock, visible for miles. The smaller hill opposite, Chandragiri, carries the older temples and the tradition that Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta Maurya ended their lives here.
- Digambar
- Tradition
- Siddhakshetra
- Kind of kshetra
- Channarayapatna
- Nearest town
- Not listed
- Staying there
Why this place
The monolithic Gommateshwara on Vindhyagiri, cut about 981 CE under the Ganga minister Chavundaraya, is the image most people mean when they say "Jain statue" — some 57 feet, carved from a single rock, visible for miles. The smaller hill opposite, Chandragiri, carries the older temples and the tradition that Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta Maurya ended their lives here.
Associated with
- Bahubali (Gommateshwara)
- Bhadrabahu
- Chandragupta Maurya
Getting there
- By rail
- Hassan is the nearest railhead; Mysuru and Bengaluru are the larger ones.
- By air
- Bengaluru; Mysuru for limited service.
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Community-sourced contacts
From jaintirthkshetra.com, a community directory. These are not published by the trusts themselves, and most are the personal mobiles of named office-bearers rather than office lines — so please confirm before you travel, and be considerate about when you call.
Managing body, as the directory names it
SDJMI Managing Committee
Directory record: Shri Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Shravanbelgola Villege- Shrawanbelgola, Sub District- Chandrarai Pattan, District- Hasan (Karnataka), Pin-573135 · Hasan, Karnataka · jaintirthkshetra.com · 2026-08-16
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The climb, and what to expect
The Vindhyagiri climb is a stone stairway cut into the rock, done barefoot as the whole hill is sacred — which is the part visitors underestimate, because the granite gets very hot. Go early. Doli bearers are available.
Festivals
- Mahamastakabhisheka — held once every twelve years, not annually
Festival dates follow the Jain calendar and move every year against the Gregorian one. We name the festivals and do not print dates — check with the trust before you travel.
Sources
Every entry says where its facts came from. Community directories are often the only place a dharamshala or a landline is written down, so we keep them — and label them.
- Archaeological Survey of IndiaGovernment or ASI
- Wikipedia — ShravanabelagolaWikipedia