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Jain Center of Shravanabelagola
Page Last Updated: April 07,2009

Shravanabelagola (a.k.a. Sravanabelagola) is a Jaina place of pilgrimage in Karnataka wedged between the two hills of Indragiri and Chandragiri; a great place of learning and Jaina scholarship, most famous for the colossal statue of Gomateswara.

The following is a selection of different historical artifacts and pictures from Shravanabelgola.


Jaina Nishidhi Stone
 Jain Memorial of Sravanabelagola
Example of Jain Fine Art
Example of Jain Fine Art

The eternal smile of Gomateshwara		 Gomateswara
Gomateswara of Sravanabelagola
Statue of Gomateswara

Monkey Eating Jackfruit
 Pillar Art
Jain Heritage Center of Sravanabelagola
Man Riding a Lion

Hoysala Style Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper in Indian Art
Portrait of an Infant, Sravanabelagola
Portrait of an Infant, Sravanabelagola

Purifying Lake, Sravanabelagola		 Purifying Lake, Sravanabelagola
An Associate of Kamat Inside a Sravanabelgola Monastery
An Associate of Kamat Inside a Sravanabelgola Monastery

Wall Painting from Sravanabelagola Depicting Social Life		 Wall Painting from Sravanabelagola Depicting Social Life
Kannada Letterings
Kannada Letterings, Hoysala Period

Medieval Crime and Punishment		 Medieval Crime and Punishment
Submitting Devotee
Devotees at the Footsteps of Gomateswara

Medieval Shop in Karnataka
 Medieval Grocer

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