{"id":2535,"date":"2025-05-03T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2025-05-03T17:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T11:38:02","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-cultural-history-of-india-the-term-panchayatan-refers-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-cultural-history-of-india-the-term-panchayatan-refers-to","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the cultural history of India, the term \u2018Panchayatan\u2019 refers to"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>an assembly of village elders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a religious sect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a style of temple construction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an administrative functionary<\/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: (c) a style of temple construction<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-681516b5ec48f\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Panchayatana\u201d literally translates to \u201c<strong>five shrines<\/strong>\u201d in Sanskrit,\u00a0<strong>In the Panchayatana style of temple architecture, the main shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines at four different corners, making it total of five shrines<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Panchayatana style of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/temple-architecture-upsc\/\">temple architecture<\/a>,\u00a0the main shrine is built on a\u00a0<strong>rectangular plinth<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kandariya Mahadeva\u00a0Temple\u00a0in Khajuraho<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Lingaraja\u00a0Temple\u00a0in Bhubaneswar<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Dashavatara Temple in Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh<\/strong>\u00a0are the famous examples of this style of architecture.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This architectural style reflects the\u00a0<strong>concept of worshipping multiple deities as different aspects of the same divine reality<\/strong>, a core tenet of the Smarta sect of Hinduism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Panchayatana-style.webp\" alt=\"Panchayatana style\" class=\"wp-image-26195\" style=\"width:740px;height:auto\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; 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