With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs :
Famous work of Sculpture |
Site |
1. A grand image of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below |
Ajanta |
2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues of Vishnu, as he rescues and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock |
Mount Abu |
3. “Arjuna’s Penance”/“Descent of Ganga” sculpted on the surface of huge boulders |
Mamallapuram |
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3