Shravanabelagola is a town in Hassan District of Karnataka state in India. It is 160 Kms from Bangalore, A huge statue of Bahubali Gommateshvara in Shravanabelagola is an important site for Jain pilgrims. A statue of Gommateshvara is located on the Vindyagiri Hills the statue is 57 feet tall and is the world’s largest monolithic stone statue. A Mahamastakabhisheka ceremony is held every twelfth year when the statue is bathed in milk, Curd, Honey Ghee and Gold coins. Then Lacks of pilgrims visit Shravanbelagola. The next Mahamastakabhisheka will be performed in the year 2018. A poll was conducted by The Times of India newspaper in 2007 for listing seven wonders of India, Shravanbelagola was voted as first by the readers giving 57% votes for it.
