Art & Culture

Question

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?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

3 only,

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

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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

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