All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

Author(s): B C Nagraj
Publisher: ITI Jains Association, Bangalore

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203. SALIGRAMA (K. R. Nagar Tq., Mysore Dist. 70 Kms from Mysore).
The place has five Jaina basadis such as Ananthanatha (two), Neminatha, Parshwanatha etc. The Ananthanatha basadi inside the town built in 1878 A.D. has beatuful Mysore style paintings. There is a hillock where a Jaina Muni attained salvation.
204. BANDIPUR NATIONAL PARK (Gundlupet Tq., Chamarajanagar Dist. 80 Kms. from Mysore)
is a reserve forest and has animals inhabited like bison, cheeta, elephants, tiger etc.
205. MADIKERI (Dist. Hq., 246 Kms. from Bangalore and 110 Kms. from Mangalore) is situated on a hilly region and has beautiful scenery. 206. TALA CAUVERY (Madikeri Dist. 8 Kms. from Bhagamandala & 45 Kms. from Madikeri). This is the birth place of river Cauvery and is a sacred place.
207. BHAGAMANDALA (Madikeri Dist. 40 Kms. from Mercara).
The river 'Cauvery' and 'Kannica' will join here and flow further and has a Temple dedicated to Eswara known as Bhagandeswara. 208. NAGARHOLE WILD LIFE SANCTURY (Rajiv Gandhi wild life sanctuary, Madikeri Dist. 60 Kms. from Virajpet).
The impressive tall grown teak trees are the first sight. Then one can go round by a van or on an elephant to see the wild life like sambar, wild bear, elephant, fox, hyena, chital, tiger etc.
209. SHRAVANA BELAGOLA (Channarayapatna Tq., 146 Kms. from Bangalore and 99 Kms.from Mysore,Hassan Dist. Sidda Kshetra)
This is a holy place and one of the most ancient & famous places of our Country. Atop the larger hill called 'Vindyagiri' which is 470 ft. high stands the serene beautiful monolythic statue of lord 'Gommateswara' (Bahubali). The statue is 58 ft. tall and is carved out of one huge boulder erected in 981 A.D., by Chaundaraya, the minister of Ganga King Rachamalla. This statue is one of the rarest creation of man kind. The mantapa surrounding the statue of Gommata consisits of 24 thirthankara images in Kayotsarga (standing pose). Other basadis in Vindyagiri are Odhegal basadi (Adinatha, Shanthinatha & Neminatha), Siddhara basadi, Chennanna basadi (Chandraprabha) and Brahmadeva basadi.
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