Question

47. Consider the following pairs :

Type of shrine of temple - Feature

1. sandhara type – without pradikshinapatha

2. nirandhara type – with pradakshinapatha

3. sarvatobhadra - which can be accessed from all sides

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?

• A. a) 1 and 2 only
• B. b) 3 only
• C. c) 2 and 3
• D. d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D d) 1, 2 and 3

d)
The shrines of the early temples were of three kinds—

(i) sandhara type (without pradikshinapatha),

(ii) nirandhara type (with pradakshinapatha), and

(iii) sarvatobhadra (which can be accessed from all sides).