Sravana belagola is a prominent Jain piligrim center about 150 kms from Bangalore. It is famous for the 58 feet tall monolythic statue of Bhagavan Bahubali Gomateswar. There are two hills in Sravana belagola, one is big (Doddabetta) called Bindhyagiri and another is small (Chikka betta) called Chandragiri. The huge statue of Bahubali is there on Bindhyagiri hills. After visiting the Bahubali statue in Bindhyagiri we went to see other Jain temples on Chandragiri.
Most people just visit Bahubali statue on Bindhyagiri and come back. It is not possible to climb both the hills on the same day. Although I had visited Bahubali four times, it was my first visit to chandragiri. Chandragiri is a hidden treasure. It is full of beautiful Jain temples. Visiting Sravana Belagola will not be complete without visiting Chandragiri.
Chandragiri is a smaller hill than Bindhyagiri and hence is called Chikka (small) betta (hill) in Kannada language. The whole hill is like a single stone and the steps are cut in the rock of the hill. While climbing Chandragiri hill we could see the temple tank “Kalyani” and statue of Bhagavan Bahubali on “Bindhyagiri” hills.
The temples on Chandragiri are about 1000 years old. We first visited “Kund Kund Charan” or the foot prints of Saint Kund Kund. We visited the temples of Adinath, Santinath, Neminath, Parswanath, Suparswanath, Chandranatha, Chandraprabha, Chavundaraya and many more. We also saw the statue of Bharata who was the brother of Bahubali. The style of the statue of Bharata is similar to that of Bahubali. We also visited the Bhadrabahu cave, Chandragupta Paduke and many more interesting points. The whole hill is like a film city. You can get beautiful pictures everywhere. It is a spiritual dreamland and a must visit for every higher soul.
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