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GK QUESTION#2279

What is the typical base design of the simplest Nagara-style Shikhara?

  1. AOctagonal base with flat roof
  2. BCircular base with stepped dome
  3. CSquare base with curving sidesCorrect answer
  4. DRectangular base with layered towers
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C. Square base with curving sides

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The latina or rekha-prasada shikhara has a square base and sides that curve inward toward the summit.

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