 distance of around 158 kms of Bangaluru and 83 kms of Mysore, there is a town situated in Karnataka known as the city of ponds and temples, Shravan Bela Gola. It is the most renowned Jain pilgrimage in South India. The place Shravan Bela Gola is famous for its Gomateshwar temple also known as Bahubali temple. Bahubali is called Gomateshwar because of the Gomateshwar statue dedicated to him. The statue was built by the Ganga dynasty minister and commander Chavundarya. It is a 57 feet monolith, statue carved from a single piece of rock situated above a hill in Shravan Bela Gola in the Hasan district, Karnataka state, India. It was built in around 981 AD and is one of the largest freestanding statues in the world. The base of the statue has an inscription that praises the king who funded the effort and his general Chavundarya who erected the statue for his mother. The Bahubali statue is both magnificent and munificent. The Gomateshwar statue can be viewed at a distance of 30 kms, one can have a beautiful view of the surrounding areas from the top of the hill. The statue depicts the prolonged meditation of Bahubali, the motionless contemplation in Kayot Sarga posture led to the growth of climbing vines around his legs. After his ear of meditation, Bahubali is said to have attained omnisense. According to Jain text, Bahubali attained liberation from the cycle of births and deaths at Mount Kalash and is revered as a liberated soul by the Jains. Every 12 years at the Shravan Bela Gola hill, thousands of devotees, tourists come to celebrate the Mahamastak Bishek festival. During the festival, the head of the statue is washed by gallons of water, milk, honey and sandal including 8 different types of sandal paste. The Jain devotees do this to acquire powerful spiritual energy. The next Mahamastak Bishek festival is expected to be held in year 2018. On August 5, 2007, the statue was voted as the first of 7 wonders of India. 49% of the total votes went in favour of it. This was one of the 7 wonders of India. Stay tuned to know about other wonders of India. Thanks for watching. Drop a like. Leave a comment. Please don't forget to subscribe our channel, design hysterics. Get more updated videos from now. Click on the bell button below to get notified. See you people in the next video. Till then, it's a bye from design hysterics team.