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Which Ganga ruler decided in the twelfth century to build the Purushottama Jagannatha temple at Puri?

AKapilendra
BAnantavarman
CAnangabhima
DNarasimhadeva
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Anantavarman
1. The Gangas ruled Orissa. 2. Anantavarman built the temple. 3. Anangabhima III later dedicated his kingdom to the deity. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 9, The Making of Regional Cultures._
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