Evolution of Temple Forms

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Exam Year

2018

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ID: ART_ARC_2018_152 Ref: Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania

Which of the following statements about Temple Architecture are true?
(i) The freestanding (mortar & stone) temples are supposed to have originated in the Gupta period.
(ii) Ladkhan which is one of the earliest temple belongs to Chalukya of Badami.
(iii) In Khajuraho temples, all the compartments of the temple are connected internally and externally.
(iv) Kailashnath temple at Kanchi is the earliest freestanding temple of Dravid style.

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