73rd Mahamastakabhisheka rituals at Gommatagiri

The 73rd Mahamastakabhisheka of Gommateshwara statue at Gommatagiri shrine near Bettadur in Bilikere hobli of Hunsur taluk took place this morning under the aegis of Sri Gommatagiri Kshetra Seva Samiti. The Gommateshwara statue here is the grandest one after Bahubali at Shravanabelagola. Thousands of Jain community members and other devotees from across the State have gathered at the place for the rituals. The ritual was performed to the 16-foot-tall monolith statue, said to have been sculpted by Ganga kings 850 years ago.