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Home  » Resources » Glossary » Mahāmastakābhiṣeka

Mahāmastakābhiṣeka

The spectacular Digambara ritual in which an enormous statue of Bāhubali is anointed at the head with a number of substances symbolising his spiritual progress towards omniscience. This takes place roughly every 12 years, with the largest, most famous ceremony at Śravaṇa Beḷgoḷa in Karnataka.

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