About Gomateshwara Temple

              Shravanabelagola is a town located at Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka. it has tow hills vindhyagiri and chandragiri. acharya bhadrabahu and his pulpil chandragupta maurya are believed to have meditate there. Chandragiri  has a famous temple built  by Chavundaraya. it located to the north of the pond at an altitude of 3052 feet is also called as Chikkabetta.  There are 14 shrines on Chandragiri, The famous basadis of Chandragiri include:

- Chamundaraya Basadi
- Chandragupta Basadi
- Chandraprabha Basadi
- Kattale Basadi
- Parshwanatha Basadi      

        The 58-feet tall monolithic statue of Gommateshwara is located on Vindyagiri Hill. It is considered to be the world's largest monolithic statue.The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue is one of the most important  tirtas in Jainism, Gomateshwara’s statue was built by Chavundaraya deriving inspiration from his mother Kalala Devi. It took 12 years of dedicated workmanship by Mahashilpi Arishtanemi. the statue of Gomateshwara thus looks down at the whole town with a calm detachment a constant reminder to people around of the peace which selflessness brings and everything else which Jainism preaches.

                    As the Every twelve years, thousands of devotees congregate here to perform the Mahamastakabhisheka, a spectacular ceremony in which the statue is anointed with Water, Turmeric, Rice flour, Sugar cane juice, Sandalwood paste, saffron, and gold and silver flowers.

       story of Bahubali he was born to Rishabhanatha and Sunanda during the in Ayodhya.He is said to have excelled in studying medicine, archery, floriculture, and the knowledge of precious gems. Bahubali had a son named Somakirti, When Rishabhanatha decided to distributed his kingdom among his 100 sons. Bharata was gifted the kingdom of Ayodhya and Bahubali got the kingdom of Asmaka, having Podanapur as its capital. After winning six divisions of earth in all directions, Bharata proceeded to his capital Ayodhyapuri with a huge army and divine chakra-ratna—spinning, disk-like super weapon with serrated edges. But the chakra-ratna stopped on its own at the entrance of Ayodhyapuri, signalling to the emperor that his 99 brothers have yet not submitted to his authority. Bharata's 98 brothers became Jain monks' and submitted their kingdoms to him. Bahubali was endowed with the final and superior body of extraordinary sturdiness and strength like Bharata. He hurled open defiance at the chakravartin and challenged him to a fight.

            It was then decided that to settle the dispute, three kinds of contests between Bharata and Bahubali would be held. These were eye-fight , water-fight , and wrestling. Bahubali won all the three contests over his elder brother, Bharata.

        After the fight, Bahubali was filled with disgust at the world and developed a desire for renunciation. Bahubali abandoned his clothes and kingdom to become a Digambara monk and began meditating with great resolve to attain omniscience (Kevala Gyana). He is said to have meditated motionless in a standing posture  for a year, during which time climbing plants grew around his legs.

   The statue is referred to as Gommateshwara, but the Jains refer to the same as "Bahubali".