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Historical Period7c CE
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.
3000 BCE7th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
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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.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraTradition-specific
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🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • tradition-specific
🛕 Principal Temples
- Main shrine of Chandragiri Hill of SravanabelagolaVaries📍 Shravanabelagola, Hassan, Karnataka, IndiaFestivals: Annual festivalChandragiri — Chandragupta Maurya's Jain samadhi
🎊 Festivals
- Annual Chandragiri Hill of Sravanabelagola festivalSeasonally · 1–10 days
Sources & provenance
🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookJain tradition sources
- 📖Supporting referenceGazetteerHassan Gazetteer