SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Bharavi, who is associated with the Pallavas of Kanchi along with Kalidasa is mentioned in the famous Aihole Inscription of Pulakesin II .

Detailed explanation-2: -UPSC Mains Notes: Aihole inscription mentions the name of Kalidas.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Inscription shows that both Kalidasa and Bharavi were regarded in South India as the foremost of Sanskrit poets by the time it was composed. There is a mention of the defeat of Harshavardhana by Pulakesin II and also about the victory of Chalukyas on Pallavas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aihole was an early medieval era meeting place and a cradle for experimentation of Hindu arts, particularly temple architecture. The regional artisans and architects of Aihole region created prototypes of 16 types of free-standing temples and 4 types of rock-cut shrines to express in stone the theology of Hinduism.