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Art and Culture / कला एवं संस्कृति

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Architecture / वास्तुकला

Q 2023, Architecture

Consider the following pairs:
1. Site – Well known for
     1. Besnagar: Shaivite cave shrine
     2. Bhaja: Buddhist cave shrine
     3. Sittanavasal: Jain cave shrine
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

निम्नलिखित युग्मों पर विचार कीजिए:
1. स्थल जिसके लिए जाना जाता है
     1. बेसनगर : शैव गुफा मंदिर
     2. भाजा : बौद्ध गुफा मंदिर
     3. सित्तनवासल : जैन गुफा मंदिर
उपर्युक्त में से कितने युग्म सही सुमेलित हैं?

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Pair 1 is not correctly matched. Besnagar is a Vaishnavite cave shrine.

Pair 2 is correctly matched. Bhaja is a Buddhist cave shrine.

Pair 3 is correctly matched. Sittanavasal is a Jain cave shrine.

Option (b) is the correct answer.

व्याख्या Please wait..

Pair 1 सही मेल नहीं खाता है। Besnagar एक वैष्णव गुफा मंदिर है।

Pair 2 सही मेल खाता है। Bhaja एक बौद्ध गुफा मंदिर है।

Pair 3 सही मेल खाता है। Sittanavasal एक जैन गुफा मंदिर है।

विकल्प (b) सही उत्तर है।

Besnagar: Vaishnavite cave shrine

During the second century BC to third century AD, rulers from West Asia and Central Asia assimilated into Indian culture and adopted Indian religions.

Some rulers adopted Vaishnavism and worshipped Lord Vishnu.

The Greek ambassador Heliodorus set up a pillar in honor of Lord Vasudeva at Besnagar.

'बेसनगर: वैष्णव गुफा मंदिर'

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Bhaja: Buddhist cave shrine

Bhaja caves are located in Pune and are Buddhist caves.

The caves have apsidal vault roof chaitya halls.

'भाजा: बौद्ध गुफा मंदिर'

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Sittanavasal: Jain cave shrine

Sittanavasal Cave is located in a hamlet in the Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu.

It is a Jain complex of caves dating back to the 2nd century.

Monks from eastern India settled in Sittanavasal to preach Jainism and spread the teachings of ascetic life.

Sittanavasal became a major Jain centre.

The cave is considered a rock-cut monastery and contains murals made with vegetable and mineral dyes.

सित्तनवसल: जैन गुफा मंदिर।

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Art and Culture / कला एवं संस्कृति

Q 2023, Architecture

Consider the following pairs:
1. Site – Well known for
     1. Besnagar: Shaivite cave shrine
     2. Bhaja: Buddhist cave shrine
     3. Sittanavasal: Jain cave shrine
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

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व्याख्या Please wait..

Besnagar: Vaishnavite cave shrine

'बेसनगर: वैष्णव गुफा मंदिर'

Bhaja: Buddhist cave shrine

'भाजा: बौद्ध गुफा मंदिर'

Sittanavasal: Jain cave shrine

सित्तनवसल: जैन गुफा मंदिर।

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Art and Culture / कला एवं संस्कृति

Q 2023, Architecture

Consider the following pairs: 1. Site – Well known for 1. Besnagar: Shaivite cave shrine 2. Bhaja: Buddhist cave shrine 3. Sittanavasal: Jain cave shrine How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

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Besnagar: Vaishnavite cave shrine

'बेसनगर: वैष्णव गुफा मंदिर'

Bhaja: Buddhist cave shrine

'भाजा: बौद्ध गुफा मंदिर'

Sittanavasal: Jain cave shrine

सित्तनवसल: जैन गुफा मंदिर।

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Consider the following pairs:
1. Site – Well known for
1. Besnagar: Shaivite cave shrine
2. Bhaja: Buddhist cave shrine
3. Sittanavasal: Jain cave shrine
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?