harshavardhan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (b)

‘Ramayanam’ the Tamil version of the great epic Ramayana was made by Kamban. Ramavataram, popularly referred to as Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by Kamban during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki’s Ramayana in Sanskrit, the story describes the life of King Rama of Ayodhya.

However, Ramavataram is different from the Sanskrit original in many aspects – both in spiritual concepts and in the specifics of the storyline.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

The Chola rulers were generally Saivites. Among the existing specimens in museums around the world and in the temples of South India may be seen many fine figures of Shiva in various forms, such as Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi, and the Saivaite saints.

Though conforming generally to the iconographic conventions established by long tradition, the sculptors worked with great freedom in the 11th and 12th centuries to achieve a classic grace and grandeur.

The best example of this can be seen in the form of Nataraja the Divine Dancer.