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FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA

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India’s tallest stone statue of the Jain sage Gomateswara is at
A
Mysore, Karnakata
B
Sravanabelagola, Karnataka
C
New Delhi
D
Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Gommateshwara statue is a 57-foot (17 m) high monolithic statue on Vindhyagiri Hill in the town of Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. Carved of a single block of granite, it is one of the tallest monolithic statues in the ancient world.

Detailed explanation-2: -The statue of the God of Longevity is the largest stone carving measuring 200 m (656 ft) wide and 218 m (715 ft) high and is on the northwest side of the peak, Guimeng, in the Meng Shan mountains near Pingyi, Shandong, China.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 58-feet tall monolithic statue of Gommateshwara is located on Vindyagiri Hill at Shravanbelagola in the state o Karnataka.. It is considered to be the world’s largest monolithic statue. The statue is dedicated to the Jain god Bahubali.

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