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Deities

Bhareteśvara — Bāhubali's brother

Bhareteśvara of Shravanabelagola (Chandragiri)

மரபு · Jain

காலம் · Antiquity; documented by Xuanzang (7th c.), Ibn Battuta (14th c.); UNESCO World Heritage Site 2023; Chandragiri temples 20th–21st c.

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Historical Period7c CE

Antiquity; documented by Xuanzang (7th c.), Ibn Battuta (14th c.); UNESCO World Heritage Site 2023; Chandragiri temples 20th–21st c.

3000 BCE7th century CEPresent

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Mantra

Tradition-specific

Gender: transcendent
Sacred Colours: tradition-specific
Sacred Offerings: tradition-specific

Primary Scriptures

1 source

Jain primary textsscriptural/oral

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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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific

Offerings: tradition-specific
Sacred colours: tradition-specific

📖 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: • tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

Main shrine of Bhareteśvara — Bāhubali's brotherVaries
📍 Shravanabelagola, Hassan, Karnataka, India
12.8572°, 76.4883° — view on map
Festivals: Annual festival
Bhareteśvara of Shravanabelagola (Chandragiri)

🎊 Festivals

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

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

Jain primary textsscriptural/oral

Sources & provenance

🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary

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Scholarly sourceBook
Jain tradition sources
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Supporting referenceGazetteer
Hassan Gazetteer

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Knowledge Connections

Cite this Entry

"Bhareteśvara — Bāhubali's brother." ELGODS: Spiritual Encyclopedia of India, Deities, https://elgods.jambudweep.tech/explore/deities/shravanabelagola-bharateshwara. Accessed August 22, 2026.

📿Jain இல் மேலும்

Ādinātha at Shatrunjaya

Bāhubali of Śravaṇa Beḷagoḷa

Vimala Vasahi — Rishabhanatha

Bāhubali Gommaṭeśvara

Indra

24 Tirthankaras — Jainism's Liberated Souls

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Digambara Jainism

Jainism

Svetambara Jainism

Ādinātha at Shatrunjaya

Bāhubali of Śravaṇa Beḷagoḷa

Vimala Vasahi — Rishabhanatha

Bhareteśvara — Bāhubali's brother

Tradition

Location

Sacred Narrative

✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

📖 Stories

🪔 Worship Procedures

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources