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Which of the following Orissan temples has a khakhara type of Sikhara?
A
VaitaladeulTemple
B
RajaraniTemple
C
LingarajaTemple
D
JagannathTemple
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Khakara deula is a rectangular building with a truncated pyramid-shaped roof, like the gopuras. The name comes from Khakharu (gourd) because of the shape of the roof. The temples of the feminine deities as Shakti are temple of that type.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pidha Deula refers to the square building with a pyramid-shaped roof, like the vimanas. The assembly hall of the Konark Sun Temple is an example.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parsurameswara Temple (IAST: Paraśurāmeśvara) also spelt Parashurameshvara, located in the East Indian city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India, is considered the best preserved specimen of an early Odia Hindu temple dated to the Shailodbhava period between the 7th and 8th centuries CE.

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