Akhanda Dwara
The entrance to the court of the colossal image is called Akhanda Dwara or Akhanda-Bagilu since a good part of […]
Boppanna Inscription
A traditional acount of Gommata is given in an inscription of poet Boppanna of circa 1180 A.D. and is repeated […]
Enclosure
The Kannada, Marathi and Tamil inscriptions on either side of the image immediately below those of chamundaraya state that the […]
Mantapa
The mantapa or pillared hall in front of Gommata is decorated with nine well-carved ceilings. Eight of them have figures […]
Chouri Bearers
On both sides of the image of Gommata, a little to the front, are two Chouri/Chamara bearers about 6 feet […]
Mahamastakabhisheka
The word Mahamasthakabhisheka/Mahamastakabhisheka is a combination of three words viz: Maha (great), Masthaka (head) and Abhisheka (anointing) which literally means […]
Art of Gommata
The labour bestowed on this image is really astonishing and the image is on the whole a very successful master […]
Description of Gommata
The colossal image of Gommateshwara standing erect on the summit of the large hill is nude and faces north. The […]
Erection of Gommata
Inscriptions definitely state that the statue of Gommata was caused to be erected by Chamundaraya, the minister of the Ganga […]
Gommateshwara Statue
On the summit of the hill stands the image of Gommateshwara in an open court surrounded by a battlemented verandah […]