Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola

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Jain monument monolithic statue pilgrimage site

The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is a colossal monolithic Jain statue in Karnataka, India, revered as a major pilgrimage site and symbol of Jain values of renunciation and nonviolence.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Gommateshwara Bahubali statue	3
Bahubali monolithic statue at Venur	1
Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola	1
Gommateshwara Bahubali statue (Shravanabelagola)	1
Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola canonical	1
Gommateshwara Bahubali statue on Vindhyagiri	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10576056 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola
Context triple: [Digambara Jains, famousMonument, Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola]

A. Kal Bhairav statue
The Kal Bhairav statue is a monumental stone image of the fierce Hindu deity Bhairav, revered as a powerful guardian figure and a historic site of public oaths and rituals in Kathmandu.
B. Agastya statue
The Agastya statue is a revered stone depiction of the sage Agastya, commonly enshrined in Javanese Hindu temples as a representation of divine wisdom and asceticism.
C. Stone Chariot at Vittala Temple
The Stone Chariot at Vittala Temple is an iconic 16th-century granite shrine carved in the form of a ceremonial chariot, renowned as one of the most celebrated architectural masterpieces of the Hampi temple complex in Karnataka, India.
D. Asi Sangameshwar temple
Asi Sangameshwar Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva located near Assi Ghat in Varanasi, India.
E. Bhagandeshwara Temple
Bhagandeshwara Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Karnataka, India, revered as a major pilgrimage site associated with Lord Shiva and the origin of the river Kaveri.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola
Target entity description: The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is a colossal monolithic Jain statue in Karnataka, India, revered as a major pilgrimage site and symbol of Jain values of renunciation and nonviolence.

A. Kal Bhairav statue
The Kal Bhairav statue is a monumental stone image of the fierce Hindu deity Bhairav, revered as a powerful guardian figure and a historic site of public oaths and rituals in Kathmandu.
B. Agastya statue
The Agastya statue is a revered stone depiction of the sage Agastya, commonly enshrined in Javanese Hindu temples as a representation of divine wisdom and asceticism.
C. Stone Chariot at Vittala Temple
The Stone Chariot at Vittala Temple is an iconic 16th-century granite shrine carved in the form of a ceremonial chariot, renowned as one of the most celebrated architectural masterpieces of the Hampi temple complex in Karnataka, India.
D. Asi Sangameshwar temple
Asi Sangameshwar Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva located near Assi Ghat in Varanasi, India.
E. Bhagandeshwara Temple
Bhagandeshwara Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Karnataka, India, revered as a major pilgrimage site associated with Lord Shiva and the origin of the river Kaveri.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jain monument ⓘ monolithic statue ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
access	reached by climbing steps up Vindhyagiri hill ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola ⓘ linked to: Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola Gommateshwara ⓘ
associatedWith	Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ linked to: Digambara Jains
builtDuring	Western Ganga dynasty ⓘ
carvedFrom	single block of granite ⓘ
commissionedBy	Chamundaraya ⓘ minister of the Ganga dynasty ⓘ
constructionType	monolithic ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major Jain pilgrimage centre ⓘ one of the largest free-standing monolithic statues in the world ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Bahubali ⓘ
depicts	Bahubali in kayotsarga posture ⓘ
faces	north ⓘ
feature	anthill motifs at feet ⓘ vines entwined around legs and arms ⓘ
governingBody	Jain religious trusts and local temple authorities ⓘ
height	approximately 17.4 metres ⓘ approximately 57 feet ⓘ
locatedIn	Channarayapatna taluk ⓘ Hassan district ⓘ India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ
location	Shravanabelagola ⓘ
MahamastakabhishekaFrequency	approximately once every 12 years ⓘ
MahamastakabhishekaRitual	anointing with curd ⓘ anointing with ghee ⓘ anointing with holy water ⓘ anointing with milk ⓘ anointing with saffron ⓘ
majorFestival	Mahamastakabhisheka ⓘ
material	granite ⓘ
near	Chandragiri hill ⓘ
overlooks	Shravanabelagola town ⓘ linked to: Shravanabelagola
posture	standing meditation ⓘ
religion	Jainism ⓘ
situatedOn	Vindhyagiri hill ⓘ
style	Dravidian Jain art ⓘ
symbolizes	detachment ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ renunciation ⓘ
tourism	important tourist attraction in Karnataka ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	on tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites ⓘ
yearCompleted	981 CE ⓘ

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