Gommatagiri

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    Gommatagiri
    village
    Statue of Bahubali at Gommatagiri
    Statue of Bahubali at Gommatagiri
    Gommatagiri is located in Karnataka
    Gommatagiri
    Gommatagiri
    Location in Karnataka, India
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    Country  India
    State Karnataka
    District Mysore District
    Languages
     • Official Kannada
    Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

    Gommatagiri is about 20 km from Mysore.[1] Gommatagiri is situated in Bilikere hobli of Hunsur taluk in Mysore district in Karnataka state, India.

    Overview

    Gommatagiri is an acclaimed Jain centre. The 700-year-old statue of Bahubali (also known as Gomateshwara) is erected atop a 50 meter tall hillock called 'Shravana Gudda'. The statue of Gomateshwara at Gommatagiri is an early Vijayanagara creation in granite. It has serene facial expressions and curly hairs. This Jain centre attracts many pilgrims during the annual "Maha masthakabhisekha" in September. The local Jains have a belief that the entire region was a bastion of Jainism at least since the 2nd Century BC.

    The 20 feet statue at Gommatagiri is very similar to Gommateshwara statue in Shravanabelagola (58 feet) except that it is dwarfed in size.[2] Historians attribute the statue to an early Vijayanagar period.[2]

    Risks

    However, the statue at Gommatagiri is in danger of being irretrievably damaged due to quarrying, and the explosions triggered off in the region have resulted in cracks at the base of the statue.[2] The joints supporting the hillock have widened because of the blasts and the hillock needs to be strengthened by providing "abetment" from the western side.

    Photo gallery

    • Statue of Bahubali at Gommatagiri, Mysore.JPG

      Statue of Bahubali at Gommatagiri

    • The stairs of the Bahubali temple at Gommatagiri, Mysore.JPG

      The stairs of the Bahubali Jain temple at Gommatagiri

    • Shravana Gudda - the hillock on which Gomateshwara statue is located.jpg

      Shravana Gudda - the hillock on which Bahubali statue is located

    • Tirtankar - Gommatagiri.jpg

      Tirtankar beside Shravana Gudda

    • Gommatagiri - kalyanamantapa.jpg

      Gommatagiri - kalyanamantapa or marriage hall

    See also

    Notes

    1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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