Consider the following statements about buildings in the royal centre at Vijayanagara and later building traditions:
(A) The Hazara Rama temple was probably meant to be used only by the king and his family.
(B) The images in the central shrine of the Hazara Rama temple survive, but the sculpted panels on its walls are missing.
(C) Scenes from the Ramayana are sculpted on the inner walls of the shrine of the Hazara Rama temple.
(D) Traditions of building palatial structures were continued by the nayakas after Vijayanagara was sacked.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, C and D only
(A) The Hazara Rama temple was probably meant to be used only by the king and his family. — Correct. The Hazara Rama temple stood in the royal centre, not the sacred centre, and was probably meant only for the king and his family.
(B) The images in the central shrine of the Hazara Rama temple survive, but the sculpted panels on its walls are missing. — Incorrect. The statement is reversed. The images in the central shrine are missing.
(C) Scenes from the Ramayana are sculpted on the inner walls of the shrine of the Hazara Rama temple. — Correct. The surviving wall panels include scenes from the Ramayana on the inner walls of the shrine.
(D) Traditions of building palatial structures were continued by the nayakas after Vijayanagara was sacked. — Correct. Many structures were destroyed when the city was sacked, but the nayakas continued the tradition of building palaces, and many of their buildings survive.
NCERT (2026-27): “4.2 Other buildings in the royal centre … “While many of the structures at Vijayanagara were destroyed when the city was sacked, traditions of building palatial structures were continued by the nayakas. Many of these buildings have survived.” |