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🔰VENKATESWARA TEMPLE

• Location:- Tirumala at Tirupati in Chittoor district, AndhraPradesh

• Dedicated to:- lord Sri Venkateshwara (incarnation of vishnu)

• Built By:- king Thondaiman,Tamil ruler. Later developed by Chola Dynasty kings

🔰Sri Baramarambha Millikarjuna Temple

• Location:- Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh

• Dedicated to :- lord shiva and Parvati

• Built by :- inscriptional evidence from the satvahana dynasty. Modern Additions were carried out during the time of king Harihara of the Vijaynagar Empire.

🔰Suryanarayana Temple(also known as Arasavalli sun temple)

• Location:- Arasavalli, Andhra Pradesh

• Dedicated to:- Sun God

• Built by:- creator of the temple was ruler Devendra Sarma,(7th century AD).

🔰Varsha Lakshmi Narasimha Temple

• LOCATION :- simahachalam Hill, ANDHRA PRADESH

• DEDICATED :- lord varaha Narasimha

• Special features:- Except on Akshay tritiya, the idol of varaha Narasimha is covered with sandalwood paste through out the year, which makes it resemble a shiva lingam.

🔰 Sri Ranganthasawani temple

• Location:- Nellore,Andhra Pradesh

• Dedicated to:- Lord Rangntha

• Time period:- 12th century

🔰Veerabhadra Temple

• Location:-Lepakshi in the Anthpur district ,Andhra Pradesh

• Dedicated to:- lord shiva

• Built by:- 1530 by virupanna Nayaka and viranna, both brother who were governors under the Vijayanagara Empire.

🔰Havagriva madhava temple

• Location:- Monikut Hill in hajo,Assam

• Dedicated to:-Narasimha

• Time period:- The present temple structure was constructed by king Raghudeva Narayan in 1583.

• According to some historians,the king of the Pala dynasty constructed it.

🔰Mundeshwari devi Temple

• Location:- kaura in kanpur district,Bihar

• Dedicated to:- Lord shiva and shakti

• Time period:- 105 AD

🔰Somnath Temple

• Location:- Veraval, Gujarat

• Dedicated to:- Lord shiva

• Time period:- first temple unknown

• Second temple around 649AD.

• Nageshwar Jyotirlinga is also one of the 12 jyotirlinga is located in Gujarat.

🔰Danteshwari Temple

• Location:- Dantewada Baster district, Chhattisgarh

• Dedicated to:- Goddess Danteshwari

• Time peroid:- It was built in the 14th century.

🔰Modhera sun temple

• Location:- Modhera,Gujarat

• Dedicated to:- Sun God

• Time period:- it was built in 1026-27 AD during the regin of Bhima 1 of the chalukya dynasty.

🔰Mahamaya Temple

• Location:- Ratanpur,Chhattisgarh

• Dedicated to:- Goddess Lakshmi and Saraswati

• Time period:- Built in the 12th -13th century during the reign of Ratan deva, kalachuri king of Ratanpura.

🔰Baba Balak Nath Temple

• Location:- Hamirpur District, Himachal pradesh

• Dedicated to:- Incarnation of Lord shiva in kaliyuga

• Women are not allowed to enter the temple.

🔰Baidyanath Temple

• Location:- Jharkhand

• Dedicated to:- lord shiva

• One of the 12th Jyotirlingas.

🔰Durga temple

• Location:- Aihole,karnataka

• Time period:- 7th -8th century by the chalukya dynasty

• The shape of the temple resembles the back of an elephant.

Q:-Which one of the following Pallava kings got the Vaikuntha-Perumal temple built in Tamil Nadu?

A. Parameshwaravarman I

B. Nandivarman II

C. Aparajitavarman

D. Dantivarman

Ans :B

🔰• Nandivarman II got the Vaikuntha- Perumal Temple built in Tamil Nadu.

•The Vaikuntha Perumal Temple is located in TamilNadu’s Kanchipuram.

•In the eighth century A.D., Nandivarman Pallava Malla, the Pallava emperor, constructed it.

• This temple is famous for its unique architectural grandeur and religious importance.

• One of the 128 “Divya Desams” is the Vaikuntha Perumal temple.

Q:-Who constructed the Vijaya Stambha?

A. Krishnadevaraya

B. Baba Shivgiri

C. J.K. Birla

D. Rana Kumbhakaran

Ans 😀

🔰The Vijaya Stambha is an imposing victory monument located within Chittorgarh fort in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India.

The tower was constructed by the Mewar king, Rana Kumbha, in 1448 to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat led by Mahmud Khilji.

Q:-Who constructed the famous ‘Sarveshwar Mahadeo Temple’ at Kurukshetra?

A. J.K. Birla

B. Baba Tarak Nath

C. Baba Sarwan Nath

D. Baba Shivgiri

Ans :C

🔰• Baba Sarwan Nath constructed the famous ‘Sarveshwar Mahadeo Temple’ at Kurukshetra.

• The Mahadev temple is situated in the town of Shahabad Markanda, Kurukshetra district, Haryana.

• It is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and its name is associated with Maharishi Markandeya, who was a great devotee of Lord Shiva.

Q:-Who constructed the famous Shore Temple?

A. Narasimha II

B. Baba Shivgiri

C. Rajaraja I

D. Baba Tarak Nath

Ans :A

🔰The Shore Temple of Mamallapuram was built during the reign of the Pallavan king Rajasimha/Narasimhavarman II, and it is the oldest structural temple of significance in South India.

Q:-Who built the Meenakshi Temple?

A. Baba Shivgiri

B. Baba Tarak Nath

C. Tirumala Nayak

D. Krishnadevaraya

Ans :C

🔰Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple was built by Pandayan Emperor Sadayavarman Kulasekaran I (1190CE–1205 CE).

Q:-Who constructed the famous Ellora Kailashanatha Temple?

A. Rajaraja I

B. Baba Tarak Nath

C. Baba Shivgiri

D. Krishna I

Ans 😀

🔰It is named after the Kailas range of the Himalayas.

The temple was built by Krishna I of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty.

They were constructed during 600 AD to 1000 AD.

Q:-The rulers of which dynasty built the Dasavathara Temple?

A. Rajaraja I

B. Guptas

C. Krishnadevaraya

D. Baba Shivgiri

Ans :B

🔰The Dasavatara Temple was built in Deogarh under the rule of the Guptas, who donated money for the construction of complex temples.

Q;-Who built the Hazara Temple?

A. Krishnadevaraya

B. Satavahanas

C. Rajaraja I

D. Baba Shivgiri

Ans :A

🔰It was built in the early 15th century by King of Vijayanagara, Devaraya II, and was constructed as a simple structure.

Q:-Who constructed the famous Brihadesvara Temple?

A. Krishnadevaraya

B. Baba Shivgiri

C. Rajaraja I

D. Baba Tarak Nath

Ans :C

🔰Rajaraja I built the famous Rajarajeswaram (Brihadeshwara) Temple In Thanjavur.

It is one of the most important temples during the Chola period.

Q:-Which among the following temples of India is knowns as Black pagoda?

A. Sun Temple, Konark

B. Brihadeeswara Temple,Tanjore

C. Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri

D. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

Ans :A

🔰• Konark Sun Temple (Konark Surya Mandir) is a 13th-century CE Sun Temple at Konark about 35 kilometers northeast from Puri on the coastline of Odisha, India.

• The temple is attributed to king Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty about 1250 CE.

Q:-The rulers of which dynasty built the Mahabodhi Temple?

A. Satavahanas

B. Rashtrakutas

C. Palas

D. Guptas

Ans :C

🔰While Asoka is considered the Mahabodhi temple’s founder, the current pyramidal structure dates from the Gupta Empire, in the 5th–6th century CE.

Q:-Who built the Vittala Temple of Hampi?

A. Harihara

B. Devaraya II

C. Krishnadev Ray

D. Vijaya Raya II

Ans :B

🔰• The Vittala Temple in Hampi is the grandest of all monuments in Hampi and represents the epitome of the Vijayanagara style of architecture.

• Built-in the 15th century by King Devaraya II, it is dedicated to Lord Vittala or Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

• The temple is famous for its iconic stone chariot and the unique musical pillars.

Q:-The rulers of which dynasty built the Elephanta Caves?

A. Guptas

B. Rashtrakutas

C. Palas

D. Satavahanas

Ans :B

🔰The Rashtrakuta rulers built the Ellora Elephanta caves.

They were constructed by cutting the walls of high basalt steep rock walls.UNESCO has designated 34 caves in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra statevas a World Heritage Site.

Q:-Who built the famous Jagannath Temple of Puri?

A. Krishnadevaraya

B. Vijaya Raya II

C. Anantvarma

D. Krishnadev Ray

Ans :C

🔰Shri Jagannath Puri Temple is one of the most impressing monuments of the Indian State Odisha, was constructed by a famous king of Ganga Dynasty AnantaVarman Chodaganga Deva dating back to 12th century at the seashore Puri.