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Propagate Indian culture Which among the following is known as the earliest example of Panchayatana style of temple?
Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
The Dashavatara Temple or Vishnu Temple is also called the Gupta temple at Deogarh. It was built in the Gupta Period (320 to c. 600 AD). Archaeologists have inferred that it is the earliest known Panchayatana temple in North India.
A Hindu temple is a Panchayatana one when the main shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines.
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Answer: (d)
The Dashavatara Temple or Vishnu Temple is also called the Gupta temple at Deogarh. It was built in the Gupta Period (320 to c. 600 AD). Archaeologists have inferred that it is the earliest known Panchayatana temple in North India.
A Hindu temple is a Panchayatana one when the main shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines.
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