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Gommatagiri is an acclaimed Jain centre. The 12th-century granite statue of Bahubali, also known as Gomateshwara, is erected atop a 50-metre (160 ft) tall hillock called 'Shravana Gudda'. [20] The Jain centre attracts many pilgrims during the annual Mahamastakabhisheka in September.
Tamil mythology refers to the folklore and traditions that are a part of the wider Dravidian pantheon, originating from the Tamil people. [1] This body of mythology is a fusion of elements from Dravidian culture and the parent Indus Valley culture, both of which have been syncretised with mainstream Hinduism .
Shravanabelagola "White Pond of the Shravana" is named with reference to the colossal image of Gommaṭa - the prefix Śravaṇa serves to distinguish it from other Belagolas with the prefixes Hale- and Kodi-, while Beḷagoḷa "white pond" is an allusion to the pond in the middle of the town.
This is a list of ethnically Tamil and predominantly Tamil speaking monarchs, who ruled in Southern India and parts of Sri Lanka and South East Asia. The ancient Tamil monarchy was largely hereditary and supported by numerous chieftains. [1]
Shravana (Devanagari: श्रवण), also known as Thiruvonam in Tamil and Malayalam (Tamil: திருவோணம், Malayalam: തിരുവോണം), is the 22nd nakshatra (Devanagari नक्षत्र) or lunar mansion as used in Hindu astronomy, Hindu calendar and Hindu astrology.
Apart from the anointment of the Gommateshwara statue at Shravana Belgola, anointment of the Jaina images take place at Jain temples throughout India. [7] Anointment of the other Gommateshwara statues in Karnataka are also honoured with a Mahamastakabhisheka festival every 12 years.
Students of the Yajurveda observe their upakarma on the full moon of the month of the Shravana month (August–September; [6] Avani in the Tamil calendar). Rigvedic upakarma is observed on the day of Shravana when the waxing moon is in the Shravana lunar station. Rigvedic Brahmins change their sacred thread on this day.
Sravana, Shravana or Shravan may refer to: Shravana (hearing), Sanskrit term for hearing; Shravana, a Hindu nakshatra as used in Hindu astronomy; Shraavana or Shravana, the fifth month of the Hindu calendar, a time period connected to the arrival of the south-west monsoons; Shravana Kumara, a character in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana