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The statue of Gomateswara at Sravanabelagola was built by
Explanation
The monolithic statue of Gomateshwara (Bahubali) at Shravanabelagola — a 57-foot rock-cut figure — was commissioned and carved in the 10th century CE by the Ganga dynasty minister and commander Chamundaraya (also written Chavundaraya or Virar Chamundaraya). Historical and art-historical accounts identify Chamundaraya as the patron responsible for erecting the monumental image and record a late 10th-century date (commonly cited as 981 CE/980–983 CE) for its construction. This attribution is consistently reported in regional histories and monument descriptions that discuss the site, the sculpture’s scale, and its association with the Ganga minister Chamundaraya as builder and patron [2].
Sources
- [1] https://jaingpt.org/knowledge/mathura_ka_prachin_jain_shilpa_211613_211613
- [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavundaraya
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