Shravanabelagola: Today is the last day of the 88th Mahamastakabhisheka of Lord Bahubali at the Jain pilgrimage centre of Shravanabelagola. Anointing of statue will be conducted on Sundays for the next six months. The Shravanabelagola Mutt may hold an additional anointing ceremony on Feb. 26 (tomorrow), to facilitate volunteers who have been working in Shravanabelagola…
Shravanabelagola: Lakhs of devotees who had come from far and near watched the once in 12-year spectacle as the 88th Mahamastakabhisheka (anointment) to the 58.8 ft tall monolith statue of Bahubali began yesterday at this hill shrine. The anointment to the statue is the second part, as the pujas and other rituals had begun from…
While all eyes are on the 58.8 feet tall monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali or Gommateshwara in Shravanabelagola for Mahamastakabhisheka held once in 12 years, there are other Bahubalis also in Karnataka and some of them need urgent conservation efforts. This Weekend Star Supplement takes the reader on a spiritual journey of some of the…
Over 300 Doliwallas are coming to Shravanabelagola from Shikharji to carry the devotees up the Vindhyagiri for them to have darshan of Lord Bahubali and witness the ongoing 88th Mahamastakabhisheka. As of now, there are 20 designated local Doliwallas employed by the Shravanabelagola Jain Mutt who have been doing this business of carrying devotees since…
Bharatinagar,(Mandya): The Mastakabhisheka was performed to the 12 ft. tall centuries old monolith statue of Bahubali at Aretippur near here yesterday. The statue looked vibrant in different hues as colourful liquid mixed with fragrant fluids were poured in it as part of the rituals, in the presence of Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji of Shravanabelagola Jain Mutt…
Bharathinagar (Mandya): The Arethippur Jain Shrine here in Maddur taluk of Mandya district boasts of a Statue of Bahubali with a history of about 1,200 years much beyond to that of the one in Shravanabelagola and said to be the oldest Jain Shrine of South India. Unfortunately, many people of the district and State are…
Bengaluru: Sathyaraj, the actor, who has portrayed the role of Kattappa in Bahubali, has finally apologised to Kannadigas for a statement he had made nine years ago on the Cauvery water dispute which had created controversy. Following Sathyaraj’s apology, pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj and other pro-Kannada organisations, today withdrew their protests. Kannadigas were outraged by…
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