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Mahamastakabhisheka
Sign in to savethumb|Gommateshwara statue during the Grand Consecration in August 2018
Key facts
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- Mahamastakabhisheka
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- Shravanbelgola Gomateshvara head and torso.jpg
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- Anointing of the Gommateshwara statue in 2006
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- Translation: Head Anointing of Gommateshwara
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- Jains
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- Decided by the luni-solar Jain calendar
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- Prayers, Jain rituals
- Holiday.celebrations
- Anointing the statue of Gommateshwara with milk, saffron, sugarcane juice, sandal paste, rice flour, flowers etc.
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- Religious
- Holiday.significance
- Completion of the statue of Gommateshwara statue
- Holiday.frequency
- every 12 years
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- Shravanbelgola Gomateshvara head and torso.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Anointment of the Gommateshwara Bahubali image
- Procedure
- Other Mahamastakabhishekas
- See also
- References
- Citations
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thumb|Gommateshwara statue during the Grand Consecration in August 2018
The Māhāmastakābhiṣeka ("Grand Consecration") refers to the abhiṣeka (anointment) of the Jain idols when held on a large scale. The most famous of such consecrations is the anointment of the Bahubali Gommateshwara statue located at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India. It is an important Jain festival held once every 12 years. It is an integral part of the ancient and composite Jain tradition.