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Kuriacose Joseph | all galleries >> Various other notable travels >> India at the end of 2017 and early 2018 >> Last days of trip > A hawk on a pole on Vindhyagiri hill in Shravanabelagola
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05-Jan-2018 Kuriacose Joseph

A hawk on a pole on Vindhyagiri hill in Shravanabelagola

Shravanabelagola is one of the great pilgrimage sites for followers of the Jain religion. There is a huge monolithic statue of Gomateshwara (also called Bahubali), the son of the first tirtankara of the Jain religion, on top.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shravanabelagola
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gommateshwara_statue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahubali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirthankara

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Helen Betts28-Feb-2018 23:51
Excellent capture of this hawk, with lovely color and super detail.
larose forest photos28-Feb-2018 22:40
Superb detailed shot!! Interesting information and good links... thank you. V