The Gommateshvara (Bahubali) statue at Banabela weighs approximately 80 tons and is described as the tallest free-standing monolithic statue in the world! This 57-foot figure is carved from a single block of granite and is remarkably symmetrical. You have to climb the mountain barefoot as it's sacred. It was commissioned by Chavundaraya, a minister and commander of the Western Ganga dynasty, around 983 AD, making the builder well-documented. What remains impressive is the engineering feat of sculpting, hoisting, and erecting such a massive monolith over a thousand years ago without modern technology!
Banabela Gommateshvara statue: 1,000-ton monolith with unexplained origin
Key facts
- The Bahubali/Gommateshvara statue at Banabela weighs approximately 1,000 tons
- It is described as the largest standing statue on earth
- The statue is perfectly symmetrical left to right, carved from granite
- Located on top of a mountain that must be climbed barefoot as it is a sacred site
- No satisfactory explanation exists for who built it, how it was transported to the mountain, or how it was carved with such precision
- Some inscriptions at the base claim construction by the Ganga dynasty around 950 AD
- The video description describes a 57-foot figure carved from a single block of granite
Site mentioned
📍 Banabela🌍 Show on the globe
Sources
Gommateshwara statueen.wikipedia.org
The Gommateshwara statue is a 57-foot (17 m) high monolithic statue of lord Bahubali on Vindhyagiri, also known as Indra-giri in the town of Shravanbelagola ...
Gommateshwara Statue- the Tallest Monolithic Sculpture in ...agatetravel.com
Hassan Gommateshwara Statue, located on the Vindhyagiri Hill is a symbol for the Jain and is the tallest monolithic statue made with a single granite stone.
What is the weight of the Gomateshwara statue?jaincollege.ac.in
Weighing around 80 tons, the statue is an extraordinary feat of engineering and sculpture, showcasing the advanced stone-carving skills of ancient Indian ...
File:Gommateshwara statue at Shravanbelagola.JPGcommons.wikimedia.org
DescriptionGommateshwara statue at Shravanbelagola.JPG. English: Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanbelagola. (Rain). Date, 25 July 2010 ...
Baahubali: The World's Largest Free Standing Monolithic Statuebeontheroad.com
And it was to celebrate this learning that the monolith statue of Gomateshwara or Bahubali was sculpted under the patronage of the Western Ganga ...
Keep exploring
Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.
3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search
AI-generated text · images from the original sources · always verify with the sources.