Pandyas and Rock Cut Temples

Q. How many richly carved pillars are there in the Meenakshi Amman Temple?

1. 985

Q. Ramesh and Suresh visited a temple in Tamil Nadu. They got separated in the crowd of people and contacted each other on the phone.

Ramesh said, "I am at the porch-like structure or hall of the temple that leads to the temple. It is a pillared hall meant for public gatherings".

Suresh said, "I am at the main entrance of the temple and there is a huge tower over here that serves as a gateway to the temple".

Based on the conversation choose the option that depicts where these two might be.

1. Ramesh could be standing near the Gopuram of the temple.
2. Suresh could be standing near the Gopuram of the temple.
3. Ramesh could be standing in the mandapa of the temple
4. Suresh could be inside the innermost sanctum of the temple.

Q. Which of the following is/are not true about Sittanavasal caves and its paintings?

1. Sittanavasal was a residential cave of the Buddhist monks.
2. These paintings have similarities with the famous Ajantha cave paintings.
3. Caves at Sittanavasal are an example of the early Chola paintings.
4. Fresco painting is a method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster on wall surfaces.

Q. Who established the Kazhugumalai Vettuvankoil temple?

1. Narasimhavarman I
2. Pandya Maranchadayan
3. Mahendravarman
4. Narasimhavarman II

Q. Nellaiappar Temple is located in Madurai.

1. True
2. False

Q. How many Gopurams does the Nellaiappar Temple have?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 5
4. 8

Q. Which river acted as a boundary between the kingdoms of the Pallavas and the Pandyas?

1. River Krishna
2. River Kaveri
3. River Teesta
4. River Mahanadi

Q. The back sidewalls of the Malaiyadikurichi temple have niches with relief images of which of these deities?

1. Ganapathy
2. Rama
3. Shiva
4. Saraswathi
5. Subramanya
6. Surya
7. Brahma
8. Vishnu
9. Durga
10. Narasimha

Q. Choose the correct statement(s).

1. The Malaiyadikurichi cave temple is dedicated to Vishnu.
2. The Vettuvankoil is a monolithic structure.
3. Pandya temples only had sculptures and no paintings.
4. Caves at Sittanavasal are famous for their paintings.

Q. Match the following temples with the suitable answer.

1. Unfinished temple
2. Shiva and Nandi
3. Pandya paintings

Q. Outcropping refers to a large rock or group of rocks that sticks out of the ground.

1. True
2. False