Bhareteśvara — Bāhubali's brother
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Bhareteśvara — Bāhubali's brother

Bhareteśvara of Shravanabelagola (Chandragiri)

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Jain
Period · Antiquity; documented by Xuanzang (7th c.), Ibn Battuta (14th c.); UNESCO World Heritage Site 2023; Chandragiri temples 20th–21st c.

Bhareteśvara — Bāhubali's brother

Tradition

Jain / Digambara

Location

  • Shravanabelagola, Hassan, Karnataka (12.8572°N, 76.4883°E)

Sacred Narrative

Bhareteśvara (Emperor Bharata) — elder brother of Bāhubali, first cakravartī (universal emperor) of the Jain tradition — is worshipped at the Chandragiri hill of Shravanabelagola. His shrine is quieter than Bāhubali's but theologically foundational: he is the emperor whose spiritual renunciation inspired Bāhubali.

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📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Bhareteśvara — Bāhubali's brother
    Bhareteśvara (Emperor Bharata) — elder brother of Bāhubali, first cakravartī (universal emperor) of the Jain tradition — is worshipped at the Chandragiri hill of Shravanabelagola. His shrine is quieter than Bāhubali's but theologically foundational: he is the emperor whose spiritual renunciation inspired Bāhubali.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
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🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Bhareteśvara — Bāhubali's brother festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Jain primary textsscriptural/oral