The Gomateshwara is a giant statue of Bahubali, a revered figure of
the Jain community of India. Bahubali was Rishabhanatha's (the first
Jain tirthankara) son. Bahubali is said to have attained moksha or
salvation by meditating while standing motionless for a year till
climbing plants grew around his legs. The giant Gommateshwara statue was
thus built in ancient India to show respect to Bahubali. It is a
57-foot monolith that is located on a hilltop in Shravanabelagola in the
Indian state of Karnataka. The statue was built by Chavundaraya, a
minister and commander of the Ganga Dynasty at about AD 981.
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