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In a Hindu temple, what is the inner sanctuary housing the main deity called?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the tower-like structure crowning the garbhagriha in a North Indian temple called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which term is used for the tower above the sanctuary in South Indian temples?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feature most easily identifies the Nagara style of temple?Read the answer and worked solution →In large Dravidian temples, which element often dwarfs the tower over the sanctuary?Read the answer and worked solution →Which temple style blends features of both northern and southern traditions?Read the answer and worked solution →Which dynasty built the Khajuraho temples between 950 and 1050?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indus site is noted for building in stone rather than brick?Read the answer and worked solution →Which structures have NOT been identified in Indus Valley cities?Read the answer and worked solution →The huge hall at Mauryan Pataliputra with eighty sandstone columns shows influence from which empire?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the largest surviving Gupta brick temple?Read the answer and worked solution →Which caves hold the most significant and mature surviving paintings of the early period?Read the answer and worked solution →In Buddhist architecture, what are chaityas?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Mauryan emperor commissioned the Sanchi Stupa to enshrine relics of the Buddha?Read the answer and worked solution →How many tirthankaras do Jain open-air figures commonly represent in the set of the faith?Read the answer and worked solution →The Māru-Gurjara or Solanki temple style comes from which pair of regions?Read the answer and worked solution →What must be installed in every gurdwara under a canopy or in a canopied seat?Read the answer and worked solution →Indo-Islamic architecture replaced the Indian trabeate style with which?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ruler began the Delhi Sultanate in 1206?Read the answer and worked solution →Which was the first structure of the Qutb Complex in Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →What did early Delhi Sultanate mosques reuse from older buildings?Read the answer and worked solution →The Alai Darwaza at the Qutb Complex dates from which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra mosque, begun in the 1190s, stands in which city?Read the answer and worked solution →How many minarets does the Charminar of Hyderabad have?Read the answer and worked solution →Which material mostly characterised the architecture of the Bengal Sultanate?Read the answer and worked solution →The 14th century Adina Mosque was the largest mosque in which area?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a chattri in Indo-Islamic architecture?Read the answer and worked solution →Sikandar Shah Mir's Jamia Masjid in Srinagar is notable for being largely made of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Pietra dura inlay, used by Mughal artisans, originated in which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Mughal gardens built in the charbagh layout are divided into how many parts?Read the answer and worked solution →

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In a Hindu temple, what is the inner sanctuary housing the main deity called?

  1. Adhishthana
  2. Mandapa
  3. Gopuram
  4. Garbhagriha
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Correct answer: D. Garbhagriha

1. The most essential part of every Hindu temple is the inner sanctuary, the garbhagriha or womb-chamber. 2. A mandapa is a hall and a gopuram is a gateway, so neither houses the main murti; an adhishthana is only the plinth. 3. So the garbhagriha is correct. _Source: Wikipedia, Architecture of India, section Hindu architecture_

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What is the tower-like structure crowning the garbhagriha in a North Indian temple called?

  1. Vimana
  2. Shikhara
  3. Gopura
  4. Stupa
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Correct answer: B. Shikhara

1. The garbhagriha is crowned by a tower-like shikhara in the north. 2. The vimana is the southern name for the tower, the gopura is a gateway and a stupa is a Buddhist mound. 3. So shikhara is correct. _Source: Wikipedia, Architecture of India, section Hindu architecture_

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Which term is used for the tower above the sanctuary in South Indian temples?

  1. Shikhara
  2. Chaitya
  3. Vimana
  4. Torana
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Correct answer: C. Vimana

1. The tower over the garbhagriha is the shikhara in the north and the vimana in the south. 2. A chaitya is a prayer hall and a torana is a gateway arch. 3. So vimana is correct. _Source: Wikipedia, Architecture of India, section Hindu architecture_

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