Consider the following pairs : Site : Well known for 1. Besnagar : Shaivite cave shrine 2. Bhaja : Buddhist cave shrine 3. Sittanavasal : Jain cave shrine How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
A
Only one
B
Only two
Correct Answer
C
All three
D
None
Explanation
Option (b) is correct because Bhaja is a prominent Buddhist rock-cut cave complex and Sittanavasal is a renowned Jain cave shrine, while Besnagar is famous for the Heliodorus Pillar dedicated to Vaishnavism (Bhagavatism), not Shaivism. Option (c) is the most tempting wrong choice if one assumes all three are cave shrines, but Besnagar’s primary historical significance lies in its free-standing pillar rather than a Shaivite cave. The core concept tested is the religious affiliation and architectural nature of ancient Indian heritage sites.
Ancient Indian HistoryAncient Indian Cave Architecture and Religious SitesBesnagarShaivite cave shrineBhajaBuddhist cave shrineSittanavasalJain cave shrinerock-cut architecture