Which of the following pairs of a building in the royal centre and its feature is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Hazara Rama temple - Images in its central shrine are missing
Option (1) Hazara Rama temple - Images in its central shrine are missing — Correct. The Hazara Rama temple was a temple of the royal centre. The images in its central shrine are lost, but the sculpted wall panels survive.
Option (2) Elephant stables - Located close to the Hazara Rama temple — Incorrect. The so-called elephant stables stand close to the Lotus Mahal, another building of the royal centre.
Option (3) Lotus Mahal - Scenes from the Ramayana on its inner walls — Incorrect. The Ramayana scenes are carved on the inner walls of the Hazara Rama temple's shrine. The Lotus Mahal was a different building, perhaps a council chamber.
Option (4) Audience hall at Madurai - Built by the Vijayanagara kings — Incorrect. The Madurai hall belongs to the nayakas, who continued the building traditions of Vijayanagara after the city was sacked.
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