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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Gommatagiri<br />
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| image_alt = Statue of [[Bahubali]] at Gommatagiri<br />
| image_caption = Statue of [[Bahubali]] at Gommatagiri<br />
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'''Gommatagiri''' is about 20&nbsp;km from [[Mysore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.karnatakaholidays.com/mysore.php<br />
|title= Mysore , PLACES OF INTEREST IN MYSORE DISTRICT<br />
|publisher=www.karnatakaholidays.com<br />
|accessdate=2009-12-28<br />
}}</ref> Gommatagiri is situated in [[Bilikere, Mysore|Bilikere]] hobli of [[Hunsur]] taluk in [[Mysore district]] in [[Karnataka]] state, [[India]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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'. <br />
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.<br />
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The 20 feet statue at Gommatagiri is very similar to [[Gommateshwara statue]] in [[Shravanabelagola]] (58 feet) except that it is dwarfed in size.<ref name=cry>{{cite news|title=Gommatagiri statue crying for attention|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/22/stories/2006012209850300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070411035424/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/22/stories/2006012209850300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2007|accessdate=16 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 January 2006}}</ref> Historians attribute the statue to an early [[Vijayanagar period]].<ref name=cry/><br />
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==Risks==<br />
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.<ref name=cry/><br />
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.<br />
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==Photo gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Statue of Bahubali at Gommatagiri, Mysore.JPG|Statue of [[Bahubali]] at Gommatagiri<br />
File:The stairs of the Bahubali temple at Gommatagiri, Mysore.JPG|The stairs of the [[Bahubali]] [[Jain temple]] at Gommatagiri<br />
File:Shravana Gudda - the hillock on which Gomateshwara statue is located.jpg|Shravana Gudda - the hillock on which [[Bahubali]] statue is located<br />
File:Tirtankar - Gommatagiri.jpg|Tirtankar beside Shravana Gudda<br />
File:Gommatagiri - kalyanamantapa.jpg|Gommatagiri - kalyanamantapa or marriage hall<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Jainism in Karnataka]]<br />
* [[Jainism in Tulu Nadu]]<br />
* [[Jainism in North Karnataka]]<br />
* [[Jain art]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Gommatagiri}}<br />
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{{Jainism topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Mysore district]]<br />
[[Category:Jain temples in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Colossal statues in India]]<br />
[[Category:Holy cities]]<br />
[[Category:Tourism in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:12th-century Jain temples]]<br />
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