One of the holiest Jain pilgrimage sites, Shravanabelagola occupies a significant place in the Jain legacy of Karnataka, for being the place where Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan dynasty - often regarded as the first great emperor of India, became a Jain ascetic after relinquishing his throne. The place where Chandragupta breathed his last was named Chandragiri. Moreover Shravanabelagola is also synonymous with the colossal monolithic statue of Jain saint Lord Gomateshwara.

One of the holiest Jain pilgrimage sites, Shravanabelagola occupies a significant place in the Jain legacy of Karnataka, for being the place where Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan dynasty - often regarded as the first great emperor of India, became a Jain ascetic after relinquishing his throne. The place where Chandragupta breathed his last was named Chandragiri. Moreover Shravanabelagola is also synonymous with the colossal monolithic statue of Jain saint Lord Gomateshwara.