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| The new idol is nearly double the height of the 57 feet idol of Lord Bahubali at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, |
Guinness has recognised the new 108-feet idol of Lord Rishabhdeva, the first Teerthankar of Jains, as the world's tallest Jain statue.
The idol stands tall at Mangi Tungi, a Jain pilgrimage centre in North Maharashtra.
It is nearly double the height of the 57 feet idol of Lord Bahubali at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, which was the world's tallest Jain statue till now.
The idol has been carved out of a single rock. More than 300 sculptors, started work in 2012 and took four years to finish it.