INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Bagh caves near Gwalior represent the paintings of which of the following era?
A
Maurya Era
B
Gupta Era
C
Kushana Era
D
Rajput Era
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Bagh caves . Bagh caves near Gwalior represent the paintings of the Gupta era. The Bagh Caves are a group of nine rock-cut monuments. During the Gupta period, Buddhist art became prominent.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta Period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves and the other surviving example of Gupta paintings is Bagh Caves.

Detailed explanation-3: -A living example of a painting of the Gupta Empire is the Ajanta Caves.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bagh Caves are a group of nine rock-cut monuments, situated among the southern slopes of the Vindhyas in Bagh town of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. These monuments are located at a distance of 97 km from Dhar town.

Detailed explanation-5: -We were at the rock-cut Buddhist caves of Bagh, carved during the Satvahana dynasty in 5-7th century. Located on the far side of the Bhagini River, and accessed by a wide 200 m-long walkway, the caves were hewn out of a sandstone hill on the southern slopes of the Vindhyas.

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