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Q: Charupallam, 'the village of the Incline' is located near which temple ?
  • A. Jagannath Puri
  • B. Tirupati Temple
  • C. Rajarajeshwara Temple
  • D. Konark Temple
Correct Answer: Option C - To built the Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur architects built an inclined path to the top of the temple to place a boulder on rollers, which was rolled in all the way to the top of the shikhara. Even today, a village near the Rajarajeshvara temple is called Charupallam, the "Village of the Incline".
C. To built the Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur architects built an inclined path to the top of the temple to place a boulder on rollers, which was rolled in all the way to the top of the shikhara. Even today, a village near the Rajarajeshvara temple is called Charupallam, the "Village of the Incline".

Explanations:

To built the Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur architects built an inclined path to the top of the temple to place a boulder on rollers, which was rolled in all the way to the top of the shikhara. Even today, a village near the Rajarajeshvara temple is called Charupallam, the "Village of the Incline".