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Mahamastakabhisheka

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The Mahamastakabhisheka (Grand Consecration/The Great Indian Festival), refers to the abhiṣheka (anointment) of the Jain images when held on a large scale. [1]

28 relations: Bahubali, Bhattaraka, Delhi, Dharmasthala, Gommateshwara statue, India, Jain rituals, Jainism, Jainism in Karnataka, Karkala, Karnataka, Kumbhoj, London, Motilal Banarsidass, Panch Kalyanaka, Rishabhanatha, Routledge, Saffron, Sandalwood, Shravanabelagola, The Hindu, The Times of India, Tirthankara, Turmeric, Venur, Vermilion, Vindhyagiri Hill, Vira Nirvana Samvat.

Bahubali

Bahubali, a much revered figure among Jains, was the son of Rishabhanatha, the first tirthankara of Jainism, and the younger brother of Bharata Chakravartin.

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Bhattaraka

A Bhaṭṭāraka (भट्टारक "holy one") heads traditional Digambara Jain institutions.

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Delhi

Delhi (Dilli), officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union territory of India.

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Dharmasthala

Dharmasthala is an Indian temple town on the banks of the Nethravathi River in the Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, India.

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Gommateshwara statue

Gommateshwara Statue ಗೊಮ್ಮಟೇಶ್ವರ is a high monolithic statue located on Vindyagiri at Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Jain rituals

Jain rituals play an everyday part in Jainism.

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Jainism

Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion.

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Jainism in Karnataka

Karnataka, a state in South India has a long association with Jainism, a religion which enjoyed patronage of major historic kingdoms in the state such as the Western Ganga, Kadamba and Chalukya dynasties and the Hoysala Empire.

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Karkala

Karkala is a town and the headquarters of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India.

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Karnataka

Karnataka also known Kannada Nadu is a state in the south western region of India.

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Kumbhoj

Kumbhoj (pronounced as kam'bho'j) is the name of an ancient town located in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Motilal Banarsidass

Motilal Banarsidass (MLBD) is a leading Indian publishing house on Sanskrit and Indology since 1903, located in Delhi, India.

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Panch Kalyanaka

Panch Kalyanaka (pan̄ca kalyāṇaka, "Five Auspicious Events") are the five chief auspicious events that are believed to occur in the life of tirthankara in Jainism.

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Rishabhanatha

Rushabhanatha or Rishabhanatha (also, Rushabhadeva, Rishabhadeva, or which literally means "bull") is the first Tirthankara (ford maker) in Jainism.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Saffron

Saffron (pronounced or) is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus".

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Sandalwood

Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum.

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Shravanabelagola

Shravanabelagola is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 144 km from Bangalore, the capital of the state.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian daily newspaper, headquartered at Chennai.

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The Times of India

The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Times Group.

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Tirthankara

In Jainism, a tirthankara (Sanskrit:; English: literally a 'ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path).

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Turmeric

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial flowering plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.

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Venur

Venur or Venoor (ವೇಣೂರು) is a small village on the banks of the Phalguni river in Belthangady Taluk, Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka, India.

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Vermilion

Vermilion (sometimes spelled vermillion) is both a brilliant red or scarlet pigment originally made from the powdered mineral cinnabar and the name of the resulting color.

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Vindhyagiri Hill

Vindyagiri is one of the two hills in Shravanabelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Vira Nirvana Samvat

The Vira Nirvana Samvat (era) is a calendar era beginning on 15 October 527 BCE.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahamastakabhisheka

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