GK QUESTION#2341
Which of the following statements are true regarding the Ravana Phadi cave at Aihole. 1. Nataraja is the important structure at this site. 2. This Nataraja image is surrounded on the right by four large saptamatrikas and on the left by three large ones. 3. The figures have slim, graceful bodies with long oval faces. 4. The temple shows a distinct feature of Pandya architecture of mixing and incorporation of several styles.
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D. 1, 2 and 3
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Ravana Phadi at Aihole has Nataraja with seven matrikas and slender, oval-faced figures. The site belongs to Chalukyan, not Pandya, architecture.