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Question
Match the following:
| Stupa | Place where the image of the deity is installed. |
| Shikhara | Mound. |
| Mandapa | Circular path around the stupa. |
| Garbhagrika | Place in temples where people could assemble. |
| Pradakshina Patha | Tower. |
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Solution
| Stupa | Mound. |
| Tower. | |
| Mandapa | Place in temples where people could assemble. |
| Garbhagrika | Place where the image of the deity is installed. |
| Pradakshina Patha | Circular path around the stupa. |
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