Match List - I with List - II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)

The correct answer is Option (1) → (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)

Explanation:

One of the most striking examples of this process is evident at Puri, Orissa, where the principal deity was identified, by the twelfth century, as Jagannatha (literally, the lord of the world), a form of Vishnu.

Inscriptional evidence from around 945 suggests that the Chola ruler Parantaka I had consecrated metal images of Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar in a Shiva temple. These were carried in processions during the festivals of these saints.

Sculpture of a Buddhist goddess, Marichi (c.tenth century, Bihar) is an example of the process of integration of different religious beliefs and practices.

Some of the most magnificent Shiva temples, including those at Chidambaram, Thanjavur and Gangaikondacholapuram, were constructed under the patronage of Chola rulers. This was also the period when some of the most spectacular representations of Shiva in bronze sculpture were produced. Clearly, the visions of the Nayanars inspired artists.