With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:Famous Work of

Question

With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:Famous Work of SculptureSiteA grand image of Buddha's Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers belowAjantaA huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock.Mount AbuArjuna's Penance/Descent of Ganga sculpted on the surface of huge bouldersMamallapuramWhich of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

The Varah Avtaar sculpture is not located at Mount Abu, but rather at the Udayagiri Caves near Bhilsa. Therefore, the second pair is incorrectly matched. The first pair, depicting Buddha's Mahaparinirvana, is correctly matched with Ajanta, and the third pair, "Arjuna's Penance" or "Descent of Ganga," is correctly matched with Mamallapuram.Thus, the correct answer is option (c) 1 and 3 only.Source Citation:The Wonder That Was India - A.L. Basham, Chapter 8: The Arts