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 statue 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.
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 statue 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.
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