{"id":2482,"date":"2025-05-02T14:08:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:08:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:38:44","slug":"q-with-reference-to-chausath-yogini-temple-situated-near-morena-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-chausath-yogini-temple-situated-near-morena-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to Chausath Yogini Temple situated near Morena, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a circular temple built during the reign of Kachchhapaghata Dynasty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is the\u00a0<strong>only circular temple\u00a0<\/strong>built in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was meant to promote the Vaishnava cult in the region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its design has given rise to a popular belief that it was the inspiration behind the Indian Parliament building.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Which of the statements given above are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2, 3 and 4 only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(c) 1 and 4 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6814607e89e5a\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>According to an inscription, the temple was constructed by Maharaja Devapala\u00a0<\/strong>of the\u00a0<strong>Kacchapagata dynasty<\/strong>, dated VS 1380 (1323 CE).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This temple is<strong>\u00a0situated on top of a small hil<\/strong>l and shows a\u00a0<strong>circular plan.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>small cells that form 64 subsidiary shrines<\/strong>\u00a0have a shallow pillared mandapa in front; while a circular main shrine facing east stands in the middle of the courtyard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cells and the main shrine are flat-topped, but it is believed that initially,\u00a0<strong>each had a shikhara on top.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While the<strong>\u00a064 Yoginis\u00a0<\/strong>originally placed in the<strong>\u00a064 subsidiary shrines are now missing,<\/strong>\u00a0a Shiva linga has taken their places in each cell.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chausath Yogini temple near Jabalpur is also circular in design.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was\u00a0<strong>not meant to promote Vaishnavism\u00a0<\/strong>as it is dedicated to Yoginis i.e. female masters of Yoga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is much similarity between the design of both the buildings, so some claim that\u00a0<strong>it inspired the design of the Parliament building.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Must Read:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/temple-architecture-upsc\/\">Temple Architecture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above are correct? 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