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The upper layer of paintings found at Brihadeswara temple was painted during the:

ANayak period
BChola period
CPandya period
DPallava period
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Nayak period
1. Two layers were discovered. 2. The upper layer is sixteenth century Nayak. 3. Cleaning revealed the Chola paintings below. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 5, Later Mural Traditions._
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