{"id":2530,"date":"2025-05-03T04:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2025-05-03T04:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:35:05","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-indian-history-of-art-and-culture-consider-the-following-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-indian-history-of-art-and-culture-consider-the-following-pairs","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
<\/td>Famous work of sculpture<\/strong><\/td>Site<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>A grand image of Buddha\u2019s Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below<\/td>Ajanta<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boarincarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock<\/td>Mount Abu<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>\u201cArjuna\u2019s Penance\u201d\/ \u201cDescent of Ganga\u201d sculpated on the surface of huge boulders<\/td>Mamallapuram<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Which of the pairs given above is\/are correctly matched<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Mahaparinirvana:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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    • The\u00a0Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha in Cave 26<\/strong>, with numerous\u00a0celestial musicians<\/strong>\u00a0above and the\u00a0sorrowful figures of his followers below,<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the grandest expressive scenes with the grieving figure of Ananda near his feet is exceptional.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ajanta Caves is a series of Rock-cut caves in the Sahyadri ranges on Waghora\u00a0river Aurangabad in Maharashtra<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • It consists of\u00a029 Buddhist Caves of which 25 are viharas remaining 4 are Chaityas\u00a0<\/strong>or prayer hall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • They were developed between\u00a0200 BC to 658AD.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • They were built under the patronage of\u00a0Vakataka Kings.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • They are abundant with\u00a0Fresco paintings, outlining in red colour, absence of blue colour, all themed around Buddhism.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • It was designated as a\u00a0UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      Udaygiri caves:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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      • Udaygiri caves are 20 Rock-cut caves near Vidisha Madhya Pradesh.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • They were built near the fifth century and are the oldest surviving Hindu temples in India<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The sculpture of\u00a0Vishnu<\/strong>\u00a0in his incarnation as the\u00a0male boar rescuing the mother earth presenting bhudevi to the boar\u2019s tusk as depicted in Hindu mythology is present here.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • They were built under the patronage of\u00a0Gupta<\/strong>\u00a0rulers.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        \u201cArjuna\u2019s Penance\u201d\/ \u201cDescent of Ganga\u201d<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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        • The\u00a0Monolithic<\/strong>\u00a0sculpture was built under the reign of\u00a0Pallava King Mahendra Varma located at Sri Sathya Perumal Temple.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • It was built around 600-640 AD.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • It is carved out of two huge boulders\u00a027 meters long and 43 feet high and is the size of a huge blue whale.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Arjun, practising austerities to please Lord Shiva for obtaining a mighty weapon before the war of Kurukshetra is depicted in these structures.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The rock-cut sculpture has been fashioned to portray the penance done by King Bhagiratha, an ancestor of Lord Rama, to bring down the River Ganges from the heavens to the earth.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Lord Vishnu, sages, celestial nymphs, Nagas, holy deities, Gandharvas, Yakshas, auspicious animals, and other divine entities<\/strong>\u00a0are carved out in rock sculpture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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