Question

The monolithic image of the Jain Saint 'Gomatiswara' is located at ______.
A. Mount Abu
B. Saravanabelgola
C. Kushinagar
D. Kalinga

Answer 1

Hint:
According to the Jain religion beliefs, Bahubali or the Gomateshwara was the second son of the first Tirthankara of the Jains Adinath. It was popular that Adinath had a total of 100 sons. The statue is referring to the statue of Gomateshwar by the people of Karnataka. It was also referred to as Bahubali by the Jains.

Complete solution:
Gommateshwara Statue is the monolithic statue. It is located at Shravanbelagola in the state of Karnataka, India. It is also popular as the statue of Bahubali. Bahubali was the son of Jain Tirthankara Rishabhanatha.

At a distance of 158 kilometres of Bengaluru and 83 kilometres of Mysore, there is a town named Shravanabelagola. It is situated in Karnataka state and known as the city of ponds and temples. It is the most renowned Jain pilgrimage of the entire South India. It is also considered as one of the eminent heritage sites in Karnataka.

Additional Information:
The base of this statue is having the inscription about the praise of the king who funded the effort and his general, Chavundaraya. The Bahubali statue is famous in both ways as being magnificent and munificent. It is magnificent due to its 57 feet height. It was built in around 983 A.D. This Statue can be viewed even from a distance of 30 kilometres.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
Shravanabelagola is famous for the Gomateshwara Temple or Bahubali Temple. Shravanabelagola has two hills named as Vindhyagiri and Chandragiri. The 58 feet tall monolithic statue of the Bahubali is actually located on Vindhyagiri Hill.