Gommatagiri

Gommatagiri
Gommatagiri
village
	Statue of Bahubali at Gommatagiri
	Gommatagiri Location in Karnataka, IndiaShow map of KarnatakaShow map of IndiaShow all
	Coordinates: 12°22′13″N 76°29′15″E / 12.370201°N 76.4873689°ECoordinates: 12°22′13″N 76°29′15″E / 12.370201°N 76.4873689°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore District
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

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
The stairs of the Bahubali Jain temple at Gommatagiri
Shravana Gudda - the hillock on which Bahubali statue is located
Tirtankar beside Shravana Gudda
Gommatagiri - kalyanamantapa or marriage hall

Notes[]

^ "Mysore , PLACES OF INTEREST IN MYSORE DISTRICT". www.karnatakaholidays.com. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Gommatagiri statue crying for attention". The Hindu. 22 January 2006. Archived from the original on 11 April 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

External links[]

[1] "Mysore , PLACES OF INTEREST IN MYSORE DISTRICT". www.karnatakaholidays.com. Retrieved 28 December 2009.

[cry-2] "Gommatagiri statue crying for attention". The Hindu. 22 January 2006. Archived from the original on 11 April 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

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