On the auspicious day of Diwali Smriti and I decided to go to Shravanabelagola – a jain pilgrim, well known for 57 feet monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali.
Since it was Diwali, before leaving home, we went to each flat in our apartment and shared sweets with everyone. Since this was the first time we were going alone, we were not too sure about the route to Shravanabelagola. Google maps came to our rescue. For people who would land up on this page, i’ll make it simpler – below is the route from bangalore to shravanabelgola.
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We left Bangalore at around 3:15pm. It was a 3-3.5 hr drive, approximately 140 kms. Leaving Bangalore was a bit slow because of the traffic and flyover constructions. However, the road for the rest of the drive otherwise is pretty good and well maintained. We reached the place at around 6:30pm. As soon as we reached, we settled in the room that we had booked earlier and left for Darshan of the temple near the Jain Math. People who stay close by invite you for dinner on the way and serve really good food.
The next day early morning around 6:30 am, we started climbing the Vindyagiri hill, where there’s a 57 feet monolithic statue of the Lord Bahubali. There are close to 1000 steps. Here are the snaps of the same.
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- A temple while climbing
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- Just outside the main temple
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- The climb
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- The lake below the mountain
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- The main statue of Lod Bahubali – 57 feet monolith statue
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- Maha-mastik-abhisek held every 12 years – next is in 2018
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- Chandragiri – another mountain just opposite Vindya giri
On the way back, we listened to the Pravachan of Maharaj Tarun Sagar Ji.
It was a great trip back home.
