The Gommateshwara statue is a 57-foot (17 m) high monolithic statue of lord Bahubali on Vindhyagiri, also known as Indra-giri in the town of Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. Carved of a single block of granite, it is one of the tallest monolithic statues in the ancient world and one of the holiest sites in Jainism.
The Gommateshwara statue is a 57-foot (17 m) high monolithic statue of lord Bahubali on Vindhyagiri, also known as Indra-giri in the town of Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. Carved of a single block of granite, it is one of the tallest monolithic statues in the ancient world and one of the holiest sites in Jainism.
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