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    The famous Idol of Gomteshwar and famous Jain temple is situated at

    A)  Hampi

    B)  Srirangapattam

    C)  Sravan belgola

    D)        Mysore

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    The famous idol of Gomateshwar and famous Jain temple is situated at Sravanbelgola. Shravanabelagola is famous for the Bahubali Statue which is supposed to be the tallest monolithic stone statue in the world with a height of 58 feet carved out of a single block of granite. The Gomateswara temple is built on top of a hill at an altitude of 3347 feet, called as Vindhyagiri hill (also known as Doddabetta or Indragiri). Lord Gomateshwara (Lord Bahubali) was one of the 100 son of the first Jain tirthankara named Lord Adinatha (Rishabnatha).


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