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    Elephanta caves were built primarily for the use of the religion of which religion?

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    Elephanta caves are located in the city of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, which is famous for the Trinity of Shiva and is associated with Hinduism (Shaiva). The Guha temples of Elephanta were built during the Rashtrakutas. Elephanta's cave has been included in the list of World Heritage Sites in the year 1987.

     

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    In which state is the Stupa of Sanchi located?

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    Sanchi is located in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. Which was in the third century BC. Are from the middle of the twelfth century. The main stupa of Sanchi, originally by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC. Was built in It was destroyed by Pushyamitra during the Sunga period and later rebuilt by his son Agnimitra. This monument was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1989 AD. The stupa is a round mound-shaped structure used to hold sacred Buddhist relics.

     

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    There is an inscription related to the Chalukya ruler Pulakeshin II.

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    The Aihole inscription located in Bijapur district of Karnataka is composed by the court poet and minister Ravi Kirti of the Chalukya king Pulakeshin II. This inscription describes Pulakeshin's victory over Harshavardhana and his achievements. It is written in Sanskrit language using the ancient Kannada script.

     

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    In which state is the Jagannath temple located?

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    The Jagannath temple, built in the Nagara style, is located in the Puri district of Odisha. Which was built by the Kalig king Anantavarman. The famous Lingaraja Temple in this state is located in Bhubaneswar and the Sun Temple Puri in Konark. The Jagannath temple, one of the Char Dham of Hindus, is dedicated to Lord Krishna. It is the main temple of the Vaishnava sect. The annual Rath Yatra festival organized in this temple is world famous.

     

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    Where is the famous Vishnu temple of Ankorwat located?

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    The Vishnu temple at Ankorwat was built in the early 12th century by Suryavarman II, the ruler of Kampuchea (Cambodia), at his capital Yashodharapur (present-day Angkor). This temple, built in the town of Simrip near the Mekong River, is the largest Hindu temple in the world. As a symbol of respect for the nation, this temple has been ranked in Cambodia's national flag since the year 1983.

     

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    Where is Shravanabelagola, a famous Jain center of South India located?

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    Shravanabelagola is a holy Jain pilgrimage site located in Mysore, Karnataka, due to the white lake and its name was Belagola and again Shravanabelagola. Where Bahubali, the son of the first Jain Tirthankara Lord Rishabhdev attained salvation. In Shravanabelagola, a large monolithic (the world's largest statue made of monolithic stone) statue of Gomateshwar Lord Bahubali is installed.

     

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    Who built the Sun Temple of Konark?

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    The Sun Temple of Konark, located in the state of Puri, Odisha, was built by Narasimhadeva Varman I Chodagung, the ruler of the Ganga dynasty. This Sun Temple built in Kalinga style is also called Black Pagoda. This temple is built of red sandstone and granite. It has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984.

     

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    Who is credited with establishing four monasteries namely Shringeri, Badrinath, Dwarka and Puri?

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    Adi Shankaracharya established four monasteries (Shringeri, Badrinath, Dwarka and Puri) and appointed the monasteries, who later called themselves Shankaracharya. Shankaracharya is considered to be the incarnation of Shankara in the Smart community. He has given very detailed and interesting interpretation of Brahmasutras. He has also spread Vedanta.

     

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    Who was the first grammarian of Sanskrit language?

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    Panini 500 BC The first grammar of Sanskrit language, his famous composition Ashtadhyayi contains 4,000 sutras which have rules of phonetics and grammar. Second century BC In Patanjali wrote a commentary on Ashtadhyayi called Mahabhashya. In the Mahabhashya, Ashtadhyayi is called Sarvaveda-Parishad Shastra.

     

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    Oily color was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in Western ...... between 5th and 10th century.

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    The oily color was first used by Indian and Chinese painters for Buddhist paintings in western Afghanistan between the 5th and 10th centuries. Buddhist paintings in the Bamiyan caves in central Afghanistan are the oldest known oil paintings in the world.

     

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