GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Dharmaraja
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Draupadi
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Arjuna
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Bhima
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Dharmaraja Ratha constructed in Pallava style is the largest of all, having huge pillars in the portico with statues of lions, a pyramidal towers, and a turret roof.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dharmaraja Ratha is a monument in the Pancha Rathas complex at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is an example of monolith Indian rock-cut architecture.
Detailed explanation-3: -The five rathas, popularly called as the Panchapanadava rathas, signifies five different styles of temple architecture. The mandapas contain beautiful sculptures on its walls. The most popular of these mandapas are Mahishasuramardhini Mandapa, Tirumurthi Mandapam and Varaha Madapam.
Detailed explanation-4: -The structures are named after the Pancha Pandavas and their common wife Draupadi, of epic Mahabharata fame. In order of their size, they include the Dharmaraja Ratha, Bhima Ratha, Arjuna Ratha, Nakula Sahadeva Ratha, and Draupadi Ratha.