What is unique about the Guntupalli chaitya design?

It is a circular rock-cut hall with a stone stupa, resembling the architecture of the Mauryan Lomas Rishi cave.

Guntupalli Caves and Eastern Deccan Architecture (2017 PYQ)

ID: ART_ARC_2017_55 Ref: Standard Educational Reference

Consider the following statements:
1. The early chaityagrihas and viharas of Guntupalli in West Godavari district are rock cuts.
2. The chaityas and Viharas of Eastern Deccan are usually rock cut. Slect the correct answer using the code given below:

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Correct Option: C

Both statements are correct; the early Guntupalli complex is rock-cut, and rock-cutting was the standard for Chaityas and Viharas in the Eastern Deccan.

Consider the following statements:1. The early chaityagrihas and viharas of Guntupalli in West Godavari district are rock cuts.2. The chaityas and Viharas of Eastern Deccan are usually rock cut. Slect the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:
1. The early chaityagrihas and viharas of Guntupalli in West Godavari district are rock cuts.
2. The chaityas and Viharas of Eastern Deccan are usually rock cut. Slect the correct answer using the code given below: