Gommateshwara statue, Monolithic statue in Shravanabelagola, India.

Gommateshwara is a 57-foot (17.9-meter) tall granite sculpture standing on Vindhyagiri Hill in Shravanabelagola, India. Bahubali appears in meditation posture with precise carvings across the entire body.

The statue was commissioned around 983 CE by Chavundaraya, a minister and commander under the Western Ganga king Rachamalla IV. It was carved from a single granite block on Vindhyagiri. It remained the tallest Jain statue until 2016.

The vines climbing the legs and the anthill at the base record Bahubali's long standing meditation in kayotsarga posture. Two chauri bearers, a yaksha and a yakshini, flank the figure. A trough carved behind the anthill collected water and ritual ingredients for the statue's bath.

The climb to the summit of Vindhyagiri follows 614 steps cut into the rock, and shoes are removed before entering the sacred area. The statue can be seen from as far as 30 km away. The hill is one of two at Shravanabelagola; the other, Chandragiri, holds older Jain centres.

Every twelve years, the Mahamastakabhisheka ceremony bathes the statue with water, milk, saffron, and flower petals from specially built scaffolding. Devotees view this ritual as an act of worship and spiritual renewal.