Test: Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture- 2 - Humanities/Arts MCQ

Cave No. 12 at Ellora is a triple-storey excavation that has images of Tara, Avalokiteshwara, Manushi Buddhas, Vairochana, Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, Amoghsiddhi, Vajrasatva, and Vajraraja, all belonging to Vajrayana Buddhism.

Cave No. 16 at Ellora is known as Kailash Leni. It is a rock-cut temple that has been carved out of a single rock, a unique achievement of the artisans.

Elephanta Caves are located near Mumbai and are dominated by Shaivite faith.

The Bagh Caves are viharas or resting places for monks, having a quadrangular plan.

Cave No. 4 at the Bagh Caves is commonly known as the Rang Mahal, meaning the Palace of Colours, where paintings on the wall and ceilings are still visible.

Cave Nos. 13-28 at Ellora have many sculptures dedicated to Shaivism, but images of both Shiva and Vishnu and their various forms according to Puranic narrative are depicted.

Cave No. 16 in Ellora is known as Kailash Leni, and it is a unique achievement of the artisans. It is a rock-cut temple that has been carved out of a single rock, dedicated to the Shaivite faith.

The Bagh Caves are located 97 km from Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. They consist of Buddhist mural paintings carved over a period of time during the ancient India mostly during the Satvahana period. Most significant of the five caves is Cave No. 4, commonly known as the Rang Mahal, meaning the Palace of Colours, where paintings on the wall and ceilings are still visible.

Rock-cut caves found in Deccan, Maharashtra, Karnataka (Badami, Aiholi), Andhra Pradesh (Vijayawada), Tamil Nadu (Mahabalipuram), executed under patronage of various dynasties.

The cave tradition in eastern India exists in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Buddhist caves and monasteries were excavated in the hills in these regions.