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href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-85\/#Q_With_reference_to_the_Indian_history_of_art_and_culture_consider_the_following_pairs\" title=\"Q: With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:\">Q: With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-85\/#The_correct_answer_is_1_and_3_only\" title=\"The correct answer is\u00a01 and 3 only.\">The correct answer is\u00a01 and 3 only.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2014-question-85\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still 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with numerous :                                                           Ajanta<br>celestial musicians above and<br>the sorrowful figures of his<br>followers below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) A huge image of Varaha :                                                                      Mount Abu<br>Avatar (boar incarnation. of Vishnu,<br>as he rescues Goddess Earth from<br>the deep and chaotic waters,<br>sculpted on rock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) \u201cArjuna\u2019s Penance\u201d \/ :                                                                           Mamallapuram<br>\u201dDescent of Ganga\u201d sculpted<br>on the surface of huge boulders<br>Which of the pairs given above is\/ are correctly<br>matched?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_correct_answer_is_1_and_3_only\"><\/span>The correct answer is\u00a01 and 3 only.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ajanta Caves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2981 The\u00a0Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha in Cave 17, with numerous\u00a0celestial musicians\u00a0above and the\u00a0sorrowful figures of his followers below,\u00a0is one of the grandest expressive scenes with the grieving figure of Ananda near his feet is exceptional.\u00a0Hence, Pair 1 is correctly matched.<br>\u2981 It is a series of Rock-cut caves in the Sahyadri ranges on Waghora\u00a0river Aurangabad in Maharashtra.\u00a0<br>\u2981 It consists of\u00a029 Buddhist Caves of which 25 are viharas remaining 4 are Chaityas\u00a0or prayer hall.<br>\u2981 It developed between\u00a0200 BC to 658AD.\u00a0<br>\u2981 It was built under the patronage of\u00a0Vakataka Kings.\u00a0<br>\u2981 It is abundant with\u00a0Fresco paintings, outlining in red colour, absence of blue colour, all themed around Buddhism.\u00a0<br>\u2981 It was designated as a\u00a0UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Udaygiri caves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2981 The Udayagiri Caves are twenty rock-cut caves near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh from the early years of the 5th century CE. They contain a huge image of Varaha Avatar. Hence, Pair 2 is not correctly matched.<br>\u2981 It was built near the fifth century and are the oldest surviving Hindu temples in India.\u00a0<br>\u2981 The sculpture of\u00a0Vishnu\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.<br>\u2981 They were built under the patronage of\u00a0Gupta\u00a0rulers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arjuna&#8217;s Penance\/ Descent of Ganga<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2981 The\u00a0Monolithic\u00a0sculpture was built under the reign of\u00a0Pallava King Mahendra Varma located at Sri Sathya Perumal Temple.\u00a0<br>\u2981 It was built around 600-640 AD.\u00a0<br>\u2981 It was sculpted on the surface of huge boulders is found in Mamallapuram. 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