K.R. Pet: The 18-feet tall statue of Bhagwan Bahubali came alive with the reconsecration ceremony organised at Basti Hosakote (Basadi Hosakote) near KRS Dam in K.R. Pet taluk yesterday.
Jain Munis Amogha Keerthi Maharaj and Amara Keerthi Maharaj supervised various religious rituals including Jalabhisheka that began at 1 pm, amid the sea of devotees and followers of Jainism who had descended from various parts of the country. They felt blessed by the Bhagwan by performing Jalabhisheka with 1008 Kalashas carrying the price tags of Rs.1,100 and Rs.11,000, followed by Deeksha Kalyana puja.
