Question

In the context of history of art arrange the following in chronological order, starting from the earliest:

(A) Bhumara

(B) Bharhut

(C) Jaggeyapeta

(D) Tanjavur

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (C), (B), (D)
2. (B), (C), (A), (D)
3. (C), (D), (B), (A)
4. (D), (A), (C), (B)

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : (B), (C), (A), (D)

Bharhut

• Bharut sculpture, early Indian sculpture belong to the Shunga period (mid-2nd century BCE) , in Madhya Pradesh.
• It has been largely destroyed, and most of the existing remains, railings and entrance gateways are now in Indian Museum in Kolkata (Calcutta).
• The Bharhut style, marks the beginnings of a tradition of Buddhist narrative relief and decoration of sacred buildings that continued for several centuries.
• Sculptures similar to the Bharhut remains are located throughout northern India.

 

Jaggeyapeta

• Around 70 kms north-west from Amravati, lies the remains of one of the oldest stupa of Andhra Pradesh, Jaggeyapeta.
• The great Buddhist stupas of Jaggeyapeta  date back to 2nd century BCE .
• Over time , the Jaggeyapeta stupa turned into a mound, which the locals called 'Dhana Bodu' or 'Hill of Wealth'.
• Later the valuable fragments from Jaggeyapeta were used to built houses or palaces.

 

 Bhumara

• The Bhumara temple belongs to the Gupta period ( 5th or 6th-century CE).
• This is a Shiva temple located at Satna , Madhya Pradesh has also yielded some sculpture of fine quality.
• The stone is carved with great precision and skill, nowhere more evident than in the handling of exuberant floral ornament. 
• Many of its ruined parts and statues are now at major museums in India and elsewhere.
• The temple is the source of one of the oldest known Ganesha relief.

 

Tanjavur

• Thanjavur (Tanjavur or Tanjore) is a temple site in the Tamil Nadu region of southern India.
• Thanjavur was the capital of the great Chola king Rajaraja I.
• Thanjavur was at the height of its glory during the Chola period between the 10th and the 14th century CE and became a great centre of learning and culture.
•  Thanjavur is one of the most important and most visited historical sites in India today.