Gommateshwara Statue, Shravanabelagola Overview One of the world’s largest free-standing statues at a height of 17 metres, the Gommateshwara statue of Bahubali statue was built by Chavundaraya, military commander of King Rachamalla of the Ganga dynasty in the 10th century. Inscriptions at the base of the Bahubali statue are written in Tamil and Kannada. Once