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Bawangaja, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh
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Bawangaja

A rock-cut standing Rishabhadeva of about twenty-six metres, carved from the hillside itself.

The name is usually read as "fifty-two yards", a measure of the figure. Unlike the Bahubali colossi of Karnataka, which are free-standing, this one remains part of the rock it was cut from.

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