Shravanabelagola has two hills, Chandragiri and Vindyagiri. The 17 meters tall Gommateshwara Statue is a monolith and it is in Vindyagiri Hill. Shravanabelagola, is a Jain pilgrimage centre located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in Karnataka, about 144 kms from state capital Bengaluru
The statue of Gommateshwara is dedicated to the Jain God Bahubal. It was built around 983 CE and is one of the largest free-standing statues in the world.
