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Q: Which is representative of Dravida style of temple architecture?
  • A. Viman
  • B. Shikhara
  • C. Mandapa
  • D. Gopuram
Correct Answer: Option A - Vimana is the structure over the garbhagriha or inner sanctum in the Hindu temples of south India and Odisha in east India is like a stepped pyramid that rises up geometrically rather than the curving Shikhara of North India. The front wall has an entrance geteway in its centre, which is known as a Gopuram.
A. Vimana is the structure over the garbhagriha or inner sanctum in the Hindu temples of south India and Odisha in east India is like a stepped pyramid that rises up geometrically rather than the curving Shikhara of North India. The front wall has an entrance geteway in its centre, which is known as a Gopuram.

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Vimana is the structure over the garbhagriha or inner sanctum in the Hindu temples of south India and Odisha in east India is like a stepped pyramid that rises up geometrically rather than the curving Shikhara of North India. The front wall has an entrance geteway in its centre, which is known as a Gopuram.