Question

Looking at the temples of Kapileshwara of Manne, Pataleshwara of Talakadu, Kolaramma of Kolar; the Jain basadi of Shravanabelagola, the Panchakuta basadi of Kambahalli; and the 58 feet monolith statue of Gommateshwara, what can we learn about the Ganga dynasty?

• A. The dynasty was prolific in encouraging religious architecture.
• B. The dynasty focused more on trade than anything else.
• C. The dynasty did not allow any religious architecture.
• D. The dynasty wanted to discourage social reform.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The dynasty was prolific in encouraging religious architecture.

The Ganga dynasty encouraged religious architecture. A minister called, Chavundaraya, who served King Rachamalla built the world-famous Gommateshwara statue, at Shravanabelagola of Hassan district. Chavundaraya was a genius minister, poet and architect. The other kings of the dynasty also helped in building mutiple lakes for irrigation.