HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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The earliest surviving extant, i.e. still standing, temples date from the____ period?
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Gupta
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Sunga
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Vedic
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Maurya
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the temples constructed during the Gupta Period are as follows: 1. The Vishnu Temple of Tigawa Jabalpur, Shiva Temple of Bhumara, Parvati Temple of Nachria Kathura, and Mukund Darra Temple of KotaKota, etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bhitargaon Temple It is the oldest remaining Hindu temple, and was built in the Gupta Era in 6th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -On the concept of Gupta age architecture, it includes both sculptural temples as well as the temples of rock-cut caves. Guptas established the temples of Buddhist rock-cut at Bagh, Madhya Pradesh, and Ajanta, Maharashtra. In the Gupta period, the Guptas established Hindu structural temples for the first time in India.
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