The Gangaikondacholapuram temple is dedicated to which deity?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Shiva
The temple at Gangaikondacholapuram is one of the most magnificent Shiva temples built under the patronage of the Chola rulers.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.4 Relations with the state … Historians have attempted to explain this hostility by suggesting that it was due to competition between members of other religious traditions for royal patronage. What is evident is that the powerful Chola rulers (ninth to thirteenth centuries) supported Brahmanical and bhakti traditions, making land grants and constructing temples for Vishnu and Shiva. In fact, some of the most magnificent Shiva temples, including those at Chidambaram, Thanjavur and Gangaikondacholapuram, were constructed under the patronage of Chola rulers.…” |