Consider the following statements regarding the statue of Gomateshwara
1. It is the granite statue of Lord Mahaveer
2. It is the world’s tallest monolithic free-standing structure.
3. It was commissioned by Camundaraya, Prime Minister of the Ganga Kings of Mysore.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation:
Karnataka has a rich heritage of Jain shrines and at Sravana Belagola the famous statue of Gomateshwara, the granite statue of Lord Bahubali which stands eighteen metres or fifty- seven feet high, is the world’s tallest monolithic free-standing structure. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
It was commissioned by Camundaraya, the General-in-Chief and Prime Minister of the Ganga Kings of Mysore.