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In a stone temple, the small room in which the idol of Buddha was kept is called _______ .

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mandapa

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stupa

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garbagriha

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shikhara

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The correct option is C garbagriha
Garbhagriha literally the word means womb chamber from the Sanskrit words garbha for womb and griha for house.

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