<P> A 39 - foot (12 m) high statue with a 13 - foot (4.0 m) pedestal that weighs about 175 t (175,000 kg) is installed at Dharmasthala in Karnataka . </P> <P> Venur is a small town in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, situated on the bank of the Gurupura River . Thimmanna Ajila built a 38 - foot (12 m) colossus of Gommateshwara there in 1604 AD . The staue at Venur is the shortest of the three Gommateshwaras within 250 km (160 mi) around it . It stands in an enclosure on the same pattern as that of the statue at Shravanabelagola . The Kings of Ajila Dynasty ruled here from 1154 to 1786 . </P> <P> Gommatagiri is an acclaimed Jain centre . The 12th - century granite statue of Bahubali, also known as Gomateshwara, is erected atop a 50 - metre (160 ft) tall hillock called' Shravana Gudda' . The Jain centre attracts many pilgrims during the annual Mahamastakabhisheka in September . The statue at Gommatagiri is very similar to the 58 - foot (18 m) Gommateshwara statue in Shravanabelagola, except that it is smaller . Historians attribute the statue to an early Vijayanagar period . </P> <P> Kumbhoj is the name of an ancient town located in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra . The town is about eight kilometers from Hatkanangale, about twenty seven kilometers from Kolhapur . The famous Jain pilgrimage centre where a 28 - foot (8.5 m) - high statue of Bahubali is installed is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Kumbhoj city . </P>

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