Gommateshwara statue

A monumental 10th-century Jain statue of Bahubali, carved from a single granite rock atop Vindhyagiri Hill at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India.

Bahubali: A Jain prince who renounced worldly life and attained liberation through meditation. The statue depicts Bahubali standing in meditation after renouncing his kingdom.
Vindhyagiri Hill: A hill at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, crowned by the Gommateshwara statue. The statue stands on this hill, reached by a long ascent of stone steps.
Chamundaraya: A minister and military commander of the Western Ganga dynasty who sponsored Jain monuments. Tradition credits him with commissioning the statue at Shravanabelagola.
Monolithic sculpture: Sculpture carved from one continuous piece of stone or other material. The figure was carved from a single rock rather than assembled from separate blocks.
Karkala Gommateshwara statue: A 15th-century monolithic statue of Bahubali at Karkala in Karnataka. It repeats the monumental Bahubali image at a later Jain center in the same region.
Jainism: An Indian religion emphasizing nonviolence, asceticism, and liberation from rebirth. Jain doctrine gives the statue’s nudity, stillness, and ascetic subject their religious meaning.
Shravanabelagola: A Jain pilgrimage town in Karnataka known for its sacred hills and medieval monuments. The statue is the defining landmark of this pilgrimage center.
Western Ganga dynasty: A dynasty that ruled parts of southern Karnataka from roughly the fourth to eleventh centuries. The statue was created under this dynasty’s rule and Jain patronage.
Granite: A coarse-grained igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica. The statue’s durable stone is granite native to the rocky hill.
Venur Gommateshwara statue: A 17th-century monolithic statue of Bahubali at Venur in Karnataka. Its later construction shows the continued regional appeal of the Shravanabelagola model.

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