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प्रश्न
Write a note on Elephanta island and Kailasanatha temple at Ellora.
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उत्तर
- Elephanta island:
- Elephanta is an island near Mumbai. It is originally known as Sripuri and the local people called Gharapuri.
- The Portuguese named it Elephanta after seeing the image.
- The Trimurthi Siva icon and the images of dwarapalakas are seen in the cave temple.
- Kailasanatha temple at Ellora:
- Krishna I built the Kailasanatha temple. It was one of the 30 temples carved out at Ellora.
- The temple covers an area of over 60,000 sq. feet and vimanam rises to a height of 90 feet.
- It portrays typical Dravidian features and has a resemblance to the shore temple at Mamallapuram.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Consider the following statements about the Rashtrakuta dynasty and find out which of the following statements are correct.
1. It was founded by Dantidurga.
2. Amogavarsha wrote Kavirajmarga.
3. Krishna I built the Kailasanatha temple at Ellora.
Mamallapuram is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The Virupaksha temple was built on the model of Kanchi Kailasanatha Temple.
The new capital of Rashtrakutas ______.
The Jain Narayana temple was built by ______.
The Kailasanatha temple portrays typical ______ features.
Krishna III built the Krishneswara temple at ______.
Rashtrakutas adopted the Vakataka style in paintings.
The last ruler to hold the empire intact was ______.
What do you know about ‘Rashtrakutas?
