Chandragiri Hill of Sravanabelagola
Deities

Chandragiri Hill of Sravanabelagola

Chandragiri — Chandragupta Maurya's Jain samadhi

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Jain
Period · 297 BCE (Chandragupta's sallekhana); documented by Xuanzang (7th c.), Ibn Battuta (14th c.), Al-Biruni (11th c.); UNESCO 2023; 14 temples 20th–21st c.

Chandragiri Hill of Sravanabelagola

Tradition

Jain / Digambara

Location

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

Sacred Narrative

The smaller hill (Chandragiri) at Shravanabelagola houses the samādhi of Chandragupta Maurya — the first Mauryan emperor, who abdicated to become a Jain monk in 297 BCE and fasted to death (sallekhana) on this hill. 14 Jain temples on Chandragiri.

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Sacred colours
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📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Chandragiri Hill of Sravanabelagola
    The smaller hill (Chandragiri) at Shravanabelagola houses the samādhi of **Chandragupta Maurya** — the first Mauryan emperor, who abdicated to become a Jain monk in 297 BCE and fasted to death (sallekhana) on this hill. 14 Jain temples on Chandragiri.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Chandragiri Hill of Sravanabelagola festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Jain primary textsscriptural/oral