To reach Dharmasthala, Mangalore is the nearest airport and railhead, 80 km away from the temple.
Bahubali
It is located on Ratnagiri Betta (also called as Badinede Betta). His Shrine and dwelling place of four Dharma Daivas - Kalarahu, Kalarkayi, Kumaraswamy and Kanyakumari are situated on this hill.
History - The dream of this statue was of late Rathnavarma Heggade which was fulfilled by his son Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade. Made under the supervision of renowned sculptor Ranjala Gopala Shenoy, this was erected in Karkala, 72 kms away. The work on the statue began in 1967 and was completed in 1970. The devotion of Shri Shenoy to his mission was such that he vowed not to eat salt until the statue was completed. The statue was brought to Dharmastala by placing it on a special trolley which had 64 wheels and drawn by three bulldozers of 250 horse power capacity. Temporary bridges were constructed with the help of the Railway Department over the rivers on the way. The trolley with the statue started from Karkala on 27-2-1973 and reached Dharmasthala on 19-3-1973. On Febraury 25, 1975 with the help of thousands of people the statue was erected at Bahubali Vihara. Under the benevolent guidance of 108 Shri Acharya Vidyanandji Maharaj, and with great pomp and reverence the Mahaprathishtapana was conducted on February 3, 1982, followed the next day by the Mahamasthakaabhisheka.
Statue - The monolithic statue here is 39 feet in height, carved from a single stone with a pedastal of 13 feet. It weighs more than 210 tons. On either side of this statue we can see two elephants offering water to its feet. Besides the elephant on the right of the statue, there are reliefs of a cow and a tiger, drinking water. This indicates the message of non-violence. On the other side we can see the beautiful statues of a cow calf drinking milk from a tiger and a tiger cub drinking milf from the cow. The statue epitomizes renunciation, self control and subjugation of ego.
History - The dream of this statue was of late Rathnavarma Heggade which was fulfilled by his son Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade. Made under the supervision of renowned sculptor Ranjala Gopala Shenoy, this was erected in Karkala, 72 kms away. The work on the statue began in 1967 and was completed in 1970. The devotion of Shri Shenoy to his mission was such that he vowed not to eat salt until the statue was completed. The statue was brought to Dharmastala by placing it on a special trolley which had 64 wheels and drawn by three bulldozers of 250 horse power capacity. Temporary bridges were constructed with the help of the Railway Department over the rivers on the way. The trolley with the statue started from Karkala on 27-2-1973 and reached Dharmasthala on 19-3-1973. On Febraury 25, 1975 with the help of thousands of people the statue was erected at Bahubali Vihara. Under the benevolent guidance of 108 Shri Acharya Vidyanandji Maharaj, and with great pomp and reverence the Mahaprathishtapana was conducted on February 3, 1982, followed the next day by the Mahamasthakaabhisheka.
Statue - The monolithic statue here is 39 feet in height, carved from a single stone with a pedastal of 13 feet. It weighs more than 210 tons. On either side of this statue we can see two elephants offering water to its feet. Besides the elephant on the right of the statue, there are reliefs of a cow and a tiger, drinking water. This indicates the message of non-violence. On the other side we can see the beautiful statues of a cow calf drinking milk from a tiger and a tiger cub drinking milf from the cow. The statue epitomizes renunciation, self control and subjugation of ego.
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