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	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article
		In 1750, the mighty king of Karnataka, Chamundaraya, rebuilt the temple.
		Chamundaraya poured huge quantities of the holy water but to no avail.
		She proved to Chamundaraya that it was his ego which had annoyed the Lord.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000326/spectrum/main5.htm (903 words)

	Shravanabelagola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chandragiri also has a famous temple built by Chamundaraya, who was a disciple of Acharya Nemichandra Siddhanta-chakravarti.
		The Vindhyagiri hill is home to a thousand year-old gigantic 17.38 meter high monolithic stone statue of the Bhagavan Gomateshwara Bahubali, considered to be the world's largest, built by Chamundaraya, a general of king Gangaraya.
		Every 12 years, thousands of devotees congregate here to perform the Mahamastakabhisheka, a spectacular ceremony where the thousand-year-old statue is anointed with milk, curds, ghee, saffron and gold coins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shravanabelagola (255 words)

	Statue of Sri Gomatheswar atop the hill of Sravanabelagola
		The consecration rites were conducted according to the rules prescribed in the Jain texts by Chamundaraya, the commander-in -chief of the kings of the Ganga dynasty of Talkad.
		Chamundaraya first laughed at the suggestion but later permitted her to make the attempt.
		Chamundaraya, the great warrior and creator of the image accepted his defeat at the feet of this humble devotee and repented for having succumbed to the feelings of pride and arrogance at having caused such a magnificent statue to be sculpted.
	sacredsites.com /asia/india/sravanaelagola.html (2132 words)

	Statue of Sri Gomatheswar atop the hill of Sravanabelagola
		Among the many rituals in the consecration ceremony there is the abhisheka or the sacred bath, According to a legend, when Chamundaraya attempted to perform the ‘panchamrita-abhisheka’ ceremony, or bathing of the image with five liquids, viz.
		Chamundaraya first laughed at the suggestion but later permitted her to make the attempt.
		Chamundaraya, the great warrior and creator of the image accepted his defeat at the feet of this humble devotee and repented for having succumbed to the feelings of pride and arrogance at having caused such a magnificent statue to be sculpted.
	www.sacredsites.com /asia/india/sravanaelagola.html (2123 words)

	Jainism Literature Center - Articles
		Chamundaraya was the Prime Minister of Marashimha and served the latter’s son Rachamalla in that capacity of a general.
		Chamundaraya was himself a learned scholar and the purana that he wrote is known as Chamundaraya Purana.
		Waddaradhane of Shivakotyacharya and Chamundaraya Purana of Chamundaraya are the only two earliest works in prose.
	www.fas.harvard.edu /~pluralsm/affiliates/jainism/article/south.htm (3986 words)

	Shravanabelgola - Mahamastakabhisheka Tourism \| Shravanabelgola - Mahamastakabhisheka Places \| Your Guide to India
		The consecration rites are conducted according to the rules prescribed in the Jain texts by Chamundaraya, the commander-in -chief of the kings of the Ganga dynasty of Talkad.
		She was holding the five liquids in a small silver pot called beliya gola – and declared that she would accomplish what the valiant commander had failed to achieve.
		Chamundaraya first laughed at her suggestion but permitted her to make the attempt.
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	Pilgrimage Sravanbelagola, Buddhist Tours India: Make My Trip Tours India
		The monolithic statue of Lord Gomateshwara, a Jain saint and an object of worship since centuries, standing atop one of the hills (Indragiri hill), is 18 meters high and is said to be one of the tallest and most graceful monolithic statues in the world.
		Chamundaraya, a general and minister of the Ganga, King Rachamatta, created the symmetry in stone around 978 AD.
		Chamundaraya Basti built in AD 982 has 14 shrines marking the burial place of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta and is the most significant of the Dravidian style temples.
	us.makemytrip.com /indiabest/Sravanabelagola.htm (860 words)

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		The colossal statue of Gomateshwara (17 meter high) situated on the summit of Indragiri hill is one of the two giant sculptures in the world after the colossus of Ramses II in Egypt.
		Chamundaraya, General under the King Rachmalla, had commissioned the carving of this huge statue during the 10th century.
		Chamundaraya, the general, and the minister of Ganga, King Rachamatta, created the symmetry in stone around 983 AD.
	www.southindiatourshub.com /cities-of-south-india/shravan-belgola-tours.html (267 words)

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		Legend has it that Chamundaraya's, a General in the Ganga Empire, at the bequest of his mother set out on a pilgrimage and came across the two hills at Shravanbelgola, which was already venerated as a sacred spot by the Jains.
		Here, Chamundaraya chose the larger hill for the statue and ordered the carving of the monolith from a massive Rock at the peak of Indragiri Hill.
		The head anointment ceremony is the tradition started by the Ganga General Chamundaraya at Shravanbelgola in 981 A.D. This ceremony, also known as Mahamastakabhisheka, has been celebrated once every 12 years for the last ten centuries.
	www.jainsamaj.org /temples/shravanbelgola.htm (1217 words)

	Jainheritagecentres.com > Heritage Of Shravanabelagola > Chamundaraya And Shravanabelagola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Jainheritagecentres.com > Heritage Of Shravanabelagola > Chamundaraya And Shravanabelagola
		Mahabalaiah, the father of Chamundaraya was known for his generosity, ability and virtuosity.
		Eventually he sacrificed his immense wealth and pleasure and also relinquished political power near the Tyagada Kamba and attained salvation through sallekhana in A.D. Chamundaraya - A controversy was raged regarding the use of the name Chavunda and Chamunda and only to conclude that both the forms can be used.
	www.jainheritagecentres.com /heritageofshravanabelagola/chamundarayaandshravanabelagola.htm (1125 words)

	www.shravanabelagola.com - Swamiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		It was after the advent of Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta, Acharya Kundakunda, one of the most revered sages of Jain religion had his closer connection with Shravanabelagola.
		When Chamundaraya, the famed general of Rachamalla of Ganga dynasty, came to visit Shravanabelagola with his mother.
		In 981 AD, Chamundaraya respecting his mother's wish got the 57 ft. monolithic statue of Lord Gomateshwara, carved out in Shravanabelagola and established a "Mutt" in this holy place, requested the preacher his holiness Sri Nemichandra Siddhartha Chakravarthy to be the ‘Mathadheesha’.
	www.shravanabelagola.com /swamiji.html (1199 words)

	Jainism in South India
		Chamundaraya was the Prime Minister of Marashimha and served the latter’s son Rachamalla in that capacity of a general.
		Chamundaraya was himself a learned scholar and the purana that he wrote is known as Chamundaraya Purana.
		Waddaradhane of Shivakotyacharya and Chamundaraya Purana of Chamundaraya are the only two earliest works in prose.
	www.digambarjainonline.com /dharma/djainsi.htm (3999 words)

	A place soaked in religion - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		At the foot of the Chandragiri on the South side is the Chamundaraya rock with seven reliefs of theerthankaras.
		The Chamundaraya and the Chandragupta basadis are the earliest.
		In Dravidian style the Chamundaraya basadi is an impressive double storied granite structure and one of the most beautiful of the Jaina Ganga temples in the State with the Neminatha idol (22nd thirthankara) in the lower shrine flanked by chowri bearers (later addition) and the image of Paravanatha on the top storey.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/feb142006/spectrum1312382006213.asp (1362 words)

	Naked monks and rich devotees
		Chamundaraya's search for the golden statue in the mythical land ended in Shravanabelagola, where he erected a gigantic staue in the likeness of his vision.
		In a cave on the smaller one, Chandragiri, Kushmandini Devi appeared in Chamundaraya's dream, ending his and his mother's search for the Jain saint called theerthankara, who melted into nature in meditation.
		It was not until the time of Rachamalla of Ganga dynasty, the king of Lalavanapura, that the strongest myth of Jainism was concretised through his minister Chamundaraya.
	www.travelblog.org /Print/Blog/12396/40888.html (449 words)

	Tourism - Pilgrimages in India - Shravanbelagola - Temples, Churches, Mosques
		Nearly 1,800 years old, the statue which is reached by climbing 700 steps carved in the steep granite slope, is symbolic of the renunciation of worldly possessions.
		It was sculpted by Aristanemi in 981 AD and Chamundaraya, a general and minister of the Ganga King Rachamatta installed it in 983 AD.
		Of the temples the Chamundaraya basti, build in 982 is the most remarkable.
	www.webindia123.com /tourism/pilgrim/sravan.htm (467 words)

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		There are numerous Nishidhis (a pillar, commemorating the saints who have performed Sallekhna on this hill), which can be found all over the rock surfaces of the Chandragiri Hills.
		Of the 14 Bastis (temples) on Chandragiri, Chamundaraya Basti is a imposing granite structure that is a perfect specimen of Ganga workmanship and of Dravidian architectural features.
		Chamundaraya Basti is a multistoried temple where the ground level enshrines the image of Lord Neminath and the upper storey enshrines the image of Lord Parshwanath.
	jainsamaj.org /temples/chandragiri-110204.htm (462 words)

	The Hindu : Karkala gears up for `Mahamastakabhisheka'
		The other statues in the State are at Shravanabelagola installed by Chamundaraya, which is 57-foot tall, at Venur installed by Timmaraja, which is 35-foot tall, and at Dharmasthala installed by D. Veerendra Heggade, which is 39-foot tall.
		Karkala was under the Alupas, who later ceded it to the Santaras, who ruled as the vassals of the former.
		On the completion of this feat, he got the title "Abhinava Chamundaraya.'' He also installed the "Brahma Stambha'' in front of the Bahubali statue on February 29, 1436.
	www.hindu.com /2002/02/04/stories/2002020400820400.htm (698 words)

	Gsbsbsamaj.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Thus specimens of Konkani inscriptions prove that the Konkani language has certainly existed at least from the commencement of the Christian era.
		The famous inscriptions at the foot of the colossal Jain monolith statue of Gomateswara (Bahubali) at Shravanabelgola (116-1117 A.D.) created by King Chamundaraya is in Konkani, as the word 'Karaviyalem' 'caused to be made' has the Konkani causative suffix 'Ya' in it.
		Konkani was used to be written in the Nagari script during the Portuguese and Dutch periods.
	gsbsbsamaj.com /Language12.htm (457 words)

	The Bhattarakas of Shravanabelgola and Mudabidri
		At the foot of the hill, the dhavala- sarovar lake after which the town is named.
		All of you about Shravanbelgola, famous for the idol of lord Gomateshwar (Bahubali) that was consecrated in 981 AD by Chamundaraya, a general of the Ganga King Rachamalla.
		Chamundaraya had the idol of Gomateshwar consecrated under the direction of Acharya Nemichandra.
	www.cs.colostate.edu /~malaiya/bhattaraka.html (3037 words)

	ForYourInformation
		A one-rupee stamp of the millennium of the statue of Gommateshwar Bahubali was issued on February 9, 1981.
		Chamundaraya, a royal minister, erected this 58 ft statue of Bahubali, a son of the first TEERTHANKAR Rishabhadev, on the top of a 300 ft high hill at Shravanabelgola, Karnatak, a thousand years ago.
		The statue is a center of attraction for visitors from all over the world.
	www.jainstudy.org /jsc7.98ForYourInfo.htm (722 words)

	Indian States - Karnataka - Shravanabelagola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		But he was dejected and upset at the tremendous loss due to war, gave up his kingdom and retired to meditate in peace and attained nirvana.
		The giant statue of Gomateshwara was erected in 983 AD by Chamundaraya, a general and minister of the Ganga King, Rachamatta, by the sculptor Arstameni.
		The spectacular ceremonial worship of the Lord takes place once every 12 years - Mahamastabhishekam, when the statue is bathed with pots of milk, honey, curd, rice, coconut milk, ghee, sugar, almonds, saffron, coins, turmeric powder, vermillon, dates, bananas, by priests who climg a special structure raised for this purpose near the statue.
	www.saigan.com /heritage/states/karnataka/sravana.html (295 words)

	Magazine AUG 2001: Shravanabelagola - Statue Of Liberation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		It is said that the goddess appeared in a dream to Chamundaraya, telling him to shoot a golden arrow to the top of Vindhyagiri.
		In the legend, the arrow shattered rock and uncovered the enormous idol of Bahubali.
		But the guidebooks say the image was commissioned by Chamundaraya and sculpted by Aristenemi about a thousand years ago.
	www.outlooktraveller.com /aspscripts/mag_art.asp?magid=131&page=2 (305 words)

	Hoysala Art and Architecture
		Standing nearly 20 meres high from head to foot, is of perfect proportions.
		It was erected by Chamundaraya, a minister of the Ganga ruler, Rachamalla in 974-984 A.D. The creepers entwining the limbs of the show him completely oblivious of life around.
		The statue is surrounded by a granite pillared cloister built by Gangaraja, a minister of the Hoysala ruler Vishnuvardhana.
	www.indiapicks.com /annapurna/L_Hoysala.htm (537 words)

	Chamundaraya at AllExperts
		Chamundaraya was the creator of the famous Gomateshwara statue and a devotee of Acharya Nemichandra.
		He fought Nolambas along side the Rashtrakutas to preserve the Ganga territory.
		He also built the Chamundaraya Basadi on Chandragiri Hill of Shravanabelagola.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/ch/chamundaraya.htm (185 words)

	Re: War and Jainism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Hello, I am quite interested in learning more about the apparent contradiction/hypocritism of being a Jain and a warrior at the same time.
		Dr. Zydenbos exemplified this contradiction in the person of Chamundaraya who was a Jain and a famous general in his time.
		A more famliar example would be Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and his descendant, Chandragupta Vikramaditya, who were both devout Jains and excellent warriors, having conquered many lands through the military might of the Mauryan Empire.
	www.dd-b.net /~raphael/jain-list/msg02974.html (427 words)

	Events Bangalore » 2006 » July » 29
		The Vindhyagiri hill is home to a thousand year-old gigantic 17.38 meter high monolithic stone statue of the Bhagavan Gomateshwara Bahubali, considered to be the world’s largest, built by Chamundaraya, a general of king Gangaraya.
		The inscription concerns the king Gangaraya who funded the effort, and his general Chamundaraya, who erected the statue for the king.
		Every 12 years, thousands of devotees congregate here to perform the Mahamastakabhisheka, a spectacular ceremony where the thousand-year-old statue is anointed with milk, curds, ghee, saffron and gold coins.
	www.eventsbangalore.net /2006/07/29 (360 words)

	Hassan Tourist Information: Visit Hassan: Hassan Tourist Information, hassan Hotels, Transportation, Places to see
		The monolithic statute of Lord Gomateshwara, a Jain saint and an object of worship for centuries, standing atop one of the hills (Indragiri hill), is 17 mtrs high and it is said to be one of the tallest and most graceful monolithic statues in the world.
		Chamundaraya, a general and minister of the Ganga, King Rachamatta, created the symmetry in stone around 983 A.D. The Mahamastakabhisheka festival, an elaborate ritual, held here once every 12 years, the last one in 1993, attracts devotees from all over the world.
		Priests climb up to pour pots of coconut water, turmeric paste and vermilion powder over the statue’s head.
	www.ourkarnataka.com /states/hassan/kar_tour_hassan.htm (1052 words)

	Blessingsonthenet.com
		Here, there are rare palm leaf manuscripts, works on mathematics and geography almost 1000 years old.
		Chamundaraya Basti built in AD 982 has 14 shrines marking the burial place of the Maury
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	Hotel Southern Star Hassan,Southern Star Hotel Hassan,Southern Star Hassan Hotel,Hassan Hotel,Hotel in Hassan,Luxury ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		It is a gateway to some of the most historic and awe-inspiring temple traits linked to the Hoysala Dynasty known as 'The triangular eloquence in stone".
		Sharavanabelgola 52 km from Hassan, a monolithic statue of Lord Gomatehwara, a jain saint standing atop of Indiragiri hill is 17 meters high and is to be one of the tallest monolithic statues in the world, it was created in the year 983 AD by Chamundaraya during King Ramamatta's period.
		During 10th to 19th February 2006, a grand celebration of "Mahamastakabhishikha" will be held at Sharawanabelgola, this is celebrated once in 12 years, and it will have a gathering of 50 lakh devotees and tourist.
	www.ushashriramhotels.com /hotel-southern-star-hassan.html (1279 words)

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