UPSC 2014 • Q85Indian Art & CultureDifficult
Visual Arts: Sculptures, Pottery & Painting Traditions
With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:
1. A grand image of Buddha's Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below : Ajanta
2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock : Mount Abu
3. "Arjuna's Penance"/"Descent of Ganga" sculpted on the surface of huge boulders : Mamallapuram.
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?