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History & CultureArt & CultureSculpture, Painting and IconographyMedium
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- Type:
- Pairs
- Skill:
- Fact recall
- Tags:
- Sculpture, Painting and Iconography
- Related topics:
- Caves, Rock-Cut Architecture and Archaeological Sites
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With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs : Famous work of sculpture : Site 1. A grand image of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below : Ajanta 2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock : Mount Abu 3. “Arjuna’s Penance”/“Descent of Ganga” sculpted on the surface of huge boulders : Mamallapuram Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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Question 85 · Sculpture, Painting and Iconography · History & Culture · UPSC Prelims 2014 (GS)