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UGC NET June 2019 History
Identify the temple from the group of temples at Mahakuteshwara near Badami, comprising a sanctum and a portico, which is of some importance.
AGalaganatha
BSangameshwara ✓ Correct
CHuchimalligudi
DKadasiddeshwara
Correct answer: (B) Sangameshwara — The temple is Sangameshwara, so the answer is Sangameshwara.
Explanation
★The temple is Sangameshwara, so the answer is Sangameshwara.
★The Mahakuta group of temples lies near Badami in Karnataka, built in the sixth-seventh century.
★Mahakuta means the Great Group, named for its many Shiva temples in one complex.
★The site is important for two inscriptions found in the temple that record Chalukya history.
★The Sangameshwara temple, also called Vijayeshwara, is built in the Dravidian style.
★It has an inner passage, a hall and a sanctum, attributed to the Chalukya king Vijayaditya.
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