images when held on a large scale. The most famous of such consecrations is the anointment of the Bahubali Gommateshwara Statue located at Shravanabelagola. It is an important Jain festival held once in every 12 years. It is an integral part of the ancient and composite Jain tradition. The festival is held in veneration of a high monolithic statue of the Siddha Bahubali. The anointing last took place in February 2018, and the next ceremony is going to take place in 2030. During this festival, the statue is then bathed and anointed with libations such as milk, sugarcane juice, and saffron paste, and sprinkled with powders of sandalwood, turmeric, and vermilion. The event has been attended by multiple political personalities including Krishna-Rajendra Wodeyar in 1910, Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951, Indira Gandhi in 1967 and 1981, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in 2006, and Narendra Modi and Ramnath Kovind in 2018. Other notable things Shravanabelagola is the seat of the ancient Bhattaraka Matha, belonging to the Desiya Gana lineage of Mula Sangh, from the Digambara monastic tradition. Bahubali College of Engineering is an educational institute at Shravaṇabeḷagoḷa. Shravanabelagola is also part of the route followed by the luxury tourist train, the Golden Chariot. The government of Karnataka showcased the statue of Lord Gometashwara at the Republic Day Parade of 2005 where it received the first prize from the then President of India Honourable Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. On August 5, 2007, the statue at Shravanabelagola was voted by the readers of Times of India as the first of the Seven Wonders of India with 49% votes in favor of the statue. Archaeological Survey of India has listed the group of monuments in Shravanabelagola as Adarsh Smarak Monument. Notable people Bhattaraka Charukeerthi Swamiji, pontiff of the Shravanabelagola Jain Mutt See also Channarayapatna Kantharajapura Shravaneri Belur, Karnataka Halebidu Venur Dharmasthala Mangaluru Karkala Jainism in Karnataka List of Jain temples Jain temples, Halebidu References Citations Soruces Karnataka State Gazetteer 1983 External links The Bhattarakas of Shravanabelgola and Mudabidri More About Shravanabelgola From Karnataka Tourism Department Shravanabelgola Bahubali Mahamasthakabhisheka / Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsava Cities and towns in Hassan district Holy cities Tourist attractions in Hassan district Jain temples in Karnataka Jain rock-cut architecture Jain pilgrimage sites 10th-century Jain temples