Question

With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs :
Famous work of Sculpture Site
1. A grand image of Buddha' : Ajanta
Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below
2. A huge image of Varaha : Mount Abu
Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock
3. “Arjuna’ Penance”/ : Mamallapuram

“Descent of Ganga” sculpted on the surface of huge boulders
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

(c) 1 is correctly matched because Parinirvana of the Buddha in Cave 17 of Ajanta, with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below, is one of the grandest and yet most delicately expressive scenes ever made in stone. 2 is wrong because huge image of Varaha Avatar of Vishnu, as herescues Goddess Earth from the deepand chaotic waters, sculpted on rock is found in Mamallapuram. 3 is right because Arjuna'* Penance “Descent of Ganga” sculpted on thesurface of huge boulders is found in Mamallapuram.