QUESTION 
Hard
Art & Culture
Prelims 2014
With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:
| Famous work of sculpture | Site | 
|---|---|
| 1. A grand image of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below | Ajanta | 
| 2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock | Mount Abu | 
| 3. “Arjuna’s Penance” /”Descent of Ganga” sculpted on the surface of huge boulders | Mamallapuram | 
Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?
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