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प्रश्न
Write a note on Pancha Pandava Rathas.
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उत्तर
- The Tamil Dravida tradition is exemplified by rock-cut monuments such as Pancha Pandava Rathas, namely Draupadi ratha, Dharmaraja ratha, Bheema ratha, Arjuna ratha and Nagula- Sahadeva ratha.
- The outer walls of the rathas, especially of Arjuna, Bhima and Dharmaraja, are decorated with niches and motifs.
- The niches have the sculptures of gods, goddesses, monarchs and scenes from mythology.
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Which is the oldest structural temple in south India?
______ was the first rock-cut cave temple built by the Pallava king Mahendravarman.
Match the following:
| 1. | Seven Pagodas | Madurai |
| 2. | Rathi mandapam | Darasuram |
| 3. | Iravatheswara temple | Tirukkurungudi |
| 4. | Adinatha Temple | Shore temple |
| 5. | Pudumandapam | Azhwar Tirunagari |
Name the epoch of the following:
a) A.D. 600 to 850 –
b) A.D. 850 to 1100 –
c) A.D. 1100 to 1350 –
d) A.D. 1350 to 1600 –
Find out the correct statement/s:
- The Arjuna’s Penance is carved out of a granite boulder.
- Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai represents Pallava’s architectural style.
- The cave temple at Pillayarpatti is a contribution of Later Pandyas.
- The Sethupathis as feudatories of Madurai Nayaks contributed to Madurai Meenakshiamman Temple.
Discuss how the architecture of Vijayanagara and Nayak period was different from the one of Pallavas and Later Cholas.
Dravidian architecture is of indigenous origin - Explain.
Visiting temples built during the times of Pallavas, Cholas, Pandyas and Nayak rulers and see the differences in the structural and sculptural designs of each epoch.
The Pallava Epoch in Tamilnadu is ______.
Find the odd one out:
