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05-Jan-2018 Kuriacose Joseph

Gommateshwara statue on Vindhyagiri hill in Shravanbelagola

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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joseantonio08-Mar-2018 16:02
what an amazing statue.V