WARANGAL: A 1,100-year-old monolithic granite sculpture of Lord Vardhaman Mahavir, believed to be the tallest Jain idol in Telangana, is under threat due to rampant quarrying activity near ...

The statue’s name is Gomateswara, and he is a patron saint of India’s Jain religion, an ancient offshoot of Hinduism. Half the population of India were once Jains, but their numbers have now ...