INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the temple in Indonesia where scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharata are depicted?
A
Brihadeshwara
B
Angkor Wat
C
Kailashnath
D
Borobudur
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete Answer: Borobudur or Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple located in the Magelang Regency, not far from the town of Muntilan in Central Java, Indonesia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Angkor Vat Temple in Kampuchea has scriptures depicting scenes from the Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana.

Detailed explanation-3: -The monument is located in the Kedu Valley, in the southern part of Central Java, at the centre of the island of Java, Indonesia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Katampuzha Bhagavathy Temple This temple is associated with the Kirata episode of Mahabharata. Arjuna observed high vows to appease Siva. Siva and Parvati in the guise of Kiratas, went to meet Arjuna. Duryodhana had sent Mukasura in the guise of a wild boar to disturb Arjuna’s penance.

Detailed explanation-5: -Borobudur was constructed between about 778 and 850 ce, under the Shailendra dynasty. It was buried under volcanic ash from about 1000 and overgrown with vegetation until discovered by the English lieutenant governor Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1814. A team of Dutch archaeologists restored the site in 1907–11.

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