With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs: Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? Famous work of sculpture — Site; 1. A grand image of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below. — Ajanta; 2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock. — Mount Abu; 3. “Arjuna’s Penance” / “Descent of Ganga” sculpted on the surface of huge boulders. — Mamallapuram
Options
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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