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 - Mamallapuram Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3 only
Option c is the correct answer.
Pair 1 is correctly matched. A grand image of Buddha's Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below, is found in Ajanta cave no. 26. img-11.jpeg
Fig: Cave 26. Ajanata caves depicting Mahaparinirvana Pair 2 is incorrectly matched. A huge image of Varaha Avatar of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock is found in Mamallapuram, not Mount Abu. Pair 3 is correctly matched. Arjuna's Penance is one of the magnificent monuments of Mahabalipuram. This wonderful bas air relief dates back to the mid-seventh century.