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Visit to Shravanabelagola

Capture the world's largest monolithic sculpture

The city of Shravanabelagola is best-known on the Jain religious circuit for its 10th Century statue of Gommatesvara Bahubali – the world’s largest monolithic sculpture. There are numerous inscriptions dating back to the 7th century that document the rise and growth in power of the Western Ganga Dynasty, the Rashtrakutas, the Hoysala Empire, the Vijayanagar Empire and the Wodeyar dynasty. These inscriptions have helped modern scholars to understand the nature and development of the Kannada language and its literature – and make for an interesting stopover before visiting the Vijayanagara capital of Hampi.

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