Question

The statue of Gomateshwara at shravanabelagola was built by ……………………………
a. Dadiga
b. Rachamalla IV
c. Chavundaraya
d. Durvinita

Answer 1

Hint:
The Gomateshwara statue is the tallest monolithic statue in the world and is carved from a single block of granite. It is 17 meters high monolithic and is located in Vindhyagiri in Shravanabelagola in the state of Karnataka, India. It was so high that it could be seen from a distance of 30 km.


Complete step by step solution:
The statue of Gomateshwara is dedicated to the figure of Jain Bahubali. It was built around 983 AD and is one of the largest free standing statues in the world. The construction of the statue was ordered by the minister and commander of the Ganga Chavundaraya dynasty. In the neighboring area, there are Jain temples known as basades and several depictions of Tirthankar. Chandragiri is dedicated to the figure of Jain Bharat, Bahubali's brother and son of the first Tirthankara Adinata.

Chavundaraya is better known as a literary and cultural promoter than a writer who made lasting contributions to Kannada literature. He was born in the second half of the tenth century and lived well into the eleventh century. He belongs to the Jain religion because of his birth and inclinations. (However, in his work he states that he came from the Brahma Kshatriya vamsa and was later converted into Kshatriya dharma.) He was a valiant devoted warrior, Narasimha-2 (963-974 AD). AD) Rachamalla-4 (974-999 AD) and Rachamalla-5 (Rakkasa Ganga) (999-1004 AD) - all famous kings of the western Talakadu Ganga dynasty based south of Karnataka.


Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
The Mahamastakabhisheka celebration takes place every 12 years. During this time, images of Lord Gomateshwara are bathed in cottage cheese, ghee, milk, turmeric, and offer gold coins. Gomateshwara's statue, Shravanabelagola, stands naked and upright in a contemplative position known as kayotsarga.