Q62.
Consider the following pairs : 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?
Answer
B
Explanation
Vaishnavite cave shrine. Hence pair 1 is not matched. the second century BC to third century AD, many from West Asia and Central Asia like the Indo- the Shakas, the Parthians, the Kushans into Indian culture and adopted Indian Some adopted Vaishnavism, which means worship Lord Vishnu, the God of protection and The Greek ambassador called Heliodorus up a pillar in honour of Lord Vasudeva at Besnagar Vidhisa in MP around the middle of the second BC. Buddhist cave shrine. Hence pair 2 is correctly caves are Buddhist caves in Pune. They have vault roof chaitya halls. Jain cave shrine. Hence pair 3 is correctly in a tiny hamlet of Sittanavasal in the district of Tamil Nadu, Sittanavasal Cave is Jain complex of caves dating back to the 2nd century. is believed that it was the settlement of certain monks the eastern parts of India, who came here to lessons of Jainism and spread the positives of life. Later on, this site became a major Jain Cave is generally considered a rock-cut and houses several murals made out of and mineral dyes in numerous colours. paintings are definitely masterpieces in their ways considering the period in which they were