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{{short description|Monolithic statue of Bahubali in Karnataka}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Gommateshwara<br/>(Bahubali)
| native_name = ''ಗೊಮ್ಮಟೇಶ್ವರ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ ಕಾರ್ಕಳ '''
| native_name_lang = kn
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]
| image = File:Gomateshwara Statue, Karkala.jpg
| alt = Gommateshwara statue ಗೊಮ್ಮಟೇಶ್ವರ
| caption = The monolithic statue of [[Bahubali]]
| map_type = India#Karnataka
| coordinates = {{coord|13|12|13.6|N|75|00|20|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Karkala]], [[Karnataka]]
| deity = [[Bahubali]]
| creator = Veera Pandya Bhairarasa Wodeyar
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]], [[Das Lakshana]]
| established = 1432 C.E.
| website =
| governing_body = Karkala Jain Math
| height_max = {{convert|42|ft}}
| temple_quantity = 18
}}

'''Gommateshwara statue, Karkala''' (ಗೊಮ್ಮಟೇಶ್ವರ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ ಕಾರ್ಕಳ) is located at [[Karkala]] in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. It is the second tallest statue of [[Bahubali]] in the world with the largest statue located at [[Gommateshwara statue|Shravanabelagola]].

== History ==
Gommateshwara statue at Karkala was built in 1432 CE by '''Veera Pandya Bhairarasa Wodeyar''' of [[Santara dynasty]] on advice from Lalitakirti, the [[Bhattaraka]] of Karkala [[Matha#Matha in Jainism|Jain Matha]].{{sfn|Zimmer|1953|p=213}}{{sfn|Dundas|2002|p=129}}{{sfn|Rice|1982|p=19}}{{sfn|Singh|Mishra|2007|p=114}}{{sfn|ASI}} The statue was inspired from the larger [[Gommateshwara statue]] at [[Shravanabelagola]] built in 983 CE.{{sfn|Abram|Edwards|2004|p=252}}

'Kalkuda' was a great sculptor who built the Gommateshwara statue in Karkala. After he completed building beautiful temples and monumental statues, the ruler of Karkala cut off his left arm and right leg so that he could not create such beautiful sculptures for any other king.

''Karkala Gommatesvara Charitre'', composed by Chadura Chandrama in 1686 CE, is poem describing the mahamastakabhisheka at Karkala.{{sfn|Reddy|2022|p=231}}

== Statue ==
The idol of Lord [[Bahubali]], carved out of a single rock of granite,{{sfn|Sangave|1981|p=90}} is {{convert|42|ft}} tall,{{sfn|Jain|2021|p=38}} {{convert|10.33|ft}} wide and is said to be the second tallest statue of [[Bahubali]] in the world.{{sfn|Dalal|2014|p=246}}{{sfn|Singh|Mishra|2007|p=114}}{{sfn|Chugh|2016|p=378}} The idol is placed on a {{convert|5|ft}} pedestal and enclosed by cloistered [[prakaram]]. In the entrance room, a few sculptures of [[Tirthankara]]s are displayed. In front of the temple is a [[manastambha]] with image of [[Yaksha]] within a niche. The statue is depicted in [[kayotsarga]] posture with curly hair ringlets, large ears and palms stretching up to knees.{{sfn|ASI}} The idol weighs over 80 tonnes.{{sfn|Balfour|1885|p=146}}{{sfn|Pinto|2015}} It is located {{convert|300|feet}} above sea level.{{sfn|Sangave|1981|p=89}}

Gommateshwara statue at Shravanabelagola, [[Dharmasthala]], [[Venur]], [[Gommatagiri]] along with the one in Karkala are the five monolithic statues of Bahubali in Karnataka.{{sfn|Chugh|2016|p=378}} The monolithic colossal statues of Bahubali at Shravanabelagola, Karkala and Venur are considered as wonder of the world.{{sfn|Sangave|1981|p=90}}

== Mahamastakabhisheka ==
{{Main|Mahamastakabhisheka}}
Mahamastakabhisheka is organised every 12 years. As the ''Mahamastakabhisheka'' begins, consecrated water is sprinkled onto the participants by devotees carrying 1,008 specially prepared vessels ([[Kalasha]]s). The statue is then bathed and anointed with libations such as milk, sugarcane juice, and [[saffron]] paste, and sprinkled with powders of [[sandalwood]], [[turmeric]], and [[vermilion]]. The event has been attended by multiple political personalities including [[D. B. Chandregowda]] & [[V. S. Ramadevi]] in 2002, [[Vajubhai Vala]] in 2015.{{sfn|Prabhu|2015}}{{sfn|TNN|2002}}

== Other temples ==
Neighbouring areas have 18 Jain [[Basadi]]s including [[Chaturmukha Basadi|Chaturmukha Basadi, Karkala]], and [[Kere Basadi]], [[Anekere]]. [[Moodabidri]] is another important Jain centre near Karkala.

== See also ==
* [[Kumbhoj]]
* [[Statue of Ahimsa]]
* [[Navagraha Jain Temple]]

== References ==
=== Citations ===
{{reflist|23em}}

=== Bibliography ===
==== Books ====
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite book | last1=Abram | first1=David | last2=Edwards | first2=Nick | title=The Rough Guide to South India | url={{Google books|sEhJBfbhTAAC|page=252|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | series=The Rough Guides Series | publisher=[[Rough Guides]] | year=2004 | isbn=9781843531036 }}
* {{cite book | last=Balfour | first=Edward | author-link=Edward Balfour | url={{Google books|XCE_AQAAMAAJ|page=146|plainurl=yes}} |title=The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial, Industrial and Scientific, Products of the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms, Useful Arts and Manufactures | volume=1 |publisher=[[Bernard Quaritch]] |date=1885 }}
* {{cite book | last=Chugh | first=Lalit | title=Karnataka's Rich Heritage - Art and Architecture | url={{Google books|JpnoCwAAQBAJ|pg=PT378|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | edition= From Prehistoric Times to the Hoysala Period | publisher=[[Notion Press]] | location=[[Chennai]] | year=2016 | isbn=978-93-5206-825-8 }}
* {{cite book | last=Dalal | first=Roshen | author-link=Roshen Dalal | title=The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths | volume=8 | edition=1st | url={{Google books|87k0AwAAQBAJ|pg=PT246|plainurl=yes}} | year=2014 | orig-year=2006 | publisher=[[Penguin Books]] | location=[[London]] | isbn=9788184753967 }}
* {{cite book |last=Dundas |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Dundas |title=The Jains |url={{Google books|X8iAAgAAQBAJ|page=129|plainurl=yes}} |edition=2nd |date=2002 |orig-year=1992 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-0-415-26605-5 |location=London and New York }}
* {{cite book | last=Jain | first=Kajri | title=Gods in the Time of Democracy | url={{Google books|MaIREAAAQBAJ|pg=SA3-PA38|plainurl=yes}} | date=8 January 2021 | publisher=[[Duke University Press]] | location=[[Durham, North Carolina]] | isbn=9781478012887 }}
* {{cite book | last=Sangave | first=Vilas Adinath | author-link=Vilas Adinath Sangave | title=The Sacred Shravanabelagola (A Socio-Religious Study) | volume=8 | edition=1st | url={{Google books|nZ3S6CW5KKQC|page=89|plainurl=yes}} | year=1981 | publisher=[[Bharatiya Jnanpith]] | location=[[New Delhi]] }}
* {{cite book | last1=Singh | first1=N.K. | last2=Mishra | first2=A.P. | url={{Google books|ZgNHE-48jNcC|page=114|plainurl=yes}} | title=Encyclopaedia of Oriental Philosophy: Jainism | volume=7 | edition=1st | publisher=Global vision publishing house | location=[[Delhi]] | year=2007 | isbn=978-8182200715 }}
* {{cite book |last=Reddy |first=Pedarapu Chenna |author-link=P. Chenna Reddy |title=Nagabharana: Recent Trends in Jainism Studies |url={{Google books|kfNgEAAAQBAJ|page=231 |keywords= |text= |plainurl=yes}} |year=2022 |publisher=Blue Rose Publishers |isbn=978-93-56114-46-3 }}
* {{cite book | last=Rice | first=Edward P. | title=A History of Kannada Literature | url={{Google books|2fhCH-NRatUC|page=19|plainurl=yes}} | year=1982 | publisher=[[Asian Educational Services]] | edition=2nd | location=[[New Delhi]] | isbn=9788120600638 }}
* {{cite book |last=Zimmer |first=Heinrich |author-link=Heinrich Zimmer |editor-last=Campbell |editor-first=Joseph |editor-link=Joseph Campbell |title=Philosophies Of India |year=1953 |orig-year=1951 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |location=London|url={{Google books|rTtjhAp0taAC|page=213|plainurl=yes}} |isbn=978-81-208-0739-6 }}
{{refend}}

==== Web ====
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite news | last=Prabhu | first=Ganesh |title=Bahubali abhisheka from today |url=http://thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bahubali-abhisheka-from-today/article6806743.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 January 2015 }}
* {{cite news |last=Pinto |first=Stanley |title=12-year wait ends, all eyes on 42-ft-tall Karkala Bahubali |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/12-year-wait-ends-all-eyes-on-42-ft-tall-Karkala-Bahubali/articleshow/45964077.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 January 2015 |agency=[[Times News Network]] |location=[[Mangaluru]] }}
* {{cite news | author=TNN |title=Devotees throng for Mahamastakabhisheka |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/devotees-throng-for-mahamastakabhisheka/articleshow/1995844.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 February 2002 |agency=[[Times News Network]] |location=[[Mangaluru]] }}
* {{cite web | author=ASI | url=http://asibengalurucircle.in/jain-statue-gomateswara-karkala | title=Jain Statue of Gomateswara, Karkala | work=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] | access-date=19 July 2021 | archive-date=18 July 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718193505/http://asibengalurucircle.in/jain-statue-gomateswara-karkala | url-status=dead }}
{{refend}}

== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline|Jaina statue of Gomateswara, Karkala}}

{{Jain temples}}
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[[Category:Jain rock-cut architecture]]
[[Category:Jain pilgrimage sites]]
[[Category:Monoliths]]
[[Category:Colossal Jain statues in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Karnataka]]
[[Category:15th-century sculptures]]

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