Shri Bahubali in Dharmasthala Dharmasthala is famous for Sri
Manjunatheshwara Temple and Bahubali monolithic statue of 39
feet height and weighing more than 210 tons. This statue,
located on Ratnagiri Betta, was brought to this location from
Karkala in 1982. Confluence of various religions is the evidence
of the tolerance and spirit of oneness that is the quintessence
of Dharmasthala. Legend of Bahubali Bharatha and Bahubali were
the sons of the first Jain Theerthankara, King of Rishabha.
After is reign he gave Bharatha, his elder son, Ayodhya to rule.
To Bhaubali he gave Podanapura. Bharata then acquired the
celestial spinning Chakra Ratna, that empowered him to conquer
the world. With his chakra, Bharata conquered many kingdoms and
achieved total sovereignty over them then he set to conquer his
brother Bahubali’s Podanapura. On requesting Bahubali to accept
his supremacy, Bahubali refused, thus infuriating Bharatha. To
avoid a bloody war, the two brothers fought each other hand to
hand. Bahubali vanquished