Consider the following pairs
1. Besnagar : shrine
2. Bhaja : Buddhist cave
3. Sittanavasal: Jain cave shrine
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
a. Only one
b. Only two
c. All three
d. None
Answer: C
The correct answer is (c).
All three pairs are correctly matched.
- Besnagar is a town in the Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is known for the Heliodorus pillar, a stone pillar with an inscription in Brahmi script that dates to the 2nd century BCE. The pillar was erected by Heliodorus, an ambassador from the Indo-Greek kingdom of Taxila, who converted to Hinduism.
- Bhaja is a village in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. It is known for the Bhaja Caves, a group of 22 rock-cut caves that date to the 2nd century BCE. The caves are Buddhist monasteries and temples, and they contain some of the earliest examples of Buddhist art in India.
- Sittanavasal is a village in the Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for the Sittanavasal Caves, a group of 11 rock-cut caves that date to the 2nd century CE. The caves are Jain monasteries and temples, and they contain some of the earliest examples of Jain art in India.
