Indian Pilgrimage with the Traveling Guru - Climbing Shravanabelago

Описание: Traveling Guru Darrol Bryant takes a group of North Americans across India. 158 km from Bangalore is one of the 7 wonders of India, the world's largest monolithic stone statue. Darrol and his students arrive in the heart of the city of Shravanabelagola (Hassan district in the state of Karnataka). They climb Vindyagiri Hill to visit Bahubali, the 57-feet tall figure of Gommateshvara or Bahubali. The base of the statue has inscriptions that are considered to be the oldest evidence of the Marathi language, dating from 981 AD. The inscription praises the king who funded the effort and his general, Chavundaraya, who erected the statue for his mother. Every twelve years, thousands of devotees congregate at the statue to perform the Mahamastakabhisheka, a spectacular ceremony in which the statue is covered with milk, curds, ghee, saffron and gold coins.The next Mahamastakabhisheka will be held in 2018.
Before going back down the mountain, Darrol gives them an introduction to Jainism. The students go on to have a personal visit with the head of the Jain religion in India, who gives them white scarves as a gift.

This video is an excerpt from the documentary, Traveling Guru
Produced, directed and edited by Marjonneke Grech
Camera by Aman Ahooja