Classical Indian Sculpture
UPSC Archival Analysis
Exam Year
2014
Evidence Source
LinkID: ART_ARC_2014_17 Ref: Standard Educational Reference
Consider the following pairs : **Famous work of Sculpture** **Site**
1. A grand image of Buddha's Mahaparinirvana - Ajanta
2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar of Vishnu - Mount Abu
3. 'Arjuna's Penance'/ 'Descent of Ganga' - Mamallapuram
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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Correct Option: C
Buddha's Mahaparinirvana is at Ajanta and Arjuna's Penance is at Mamallapuram. The Varaha image is at Mamallapuram, not Mount Abu.