Pallavas..250-900s

Question 1

What are the various names of Mahendravarman 1

Answer 1

Gunabhara satyasandha chettakari chitrakarapuli vichitrachitta mattavilasa

Question 2

Various names of narshimhavarman 1

Answer 2

Mamalla vatapikonda

Question 3

What are the various names of narshimhavarman ll

Answer 3

Rajasimha sankarabhakta vadhyavidyadhara agamapriya

Question 4

Which pallava ruler initially followed Jainism then got converted to saivism

Answer 4

Mahendravarman 1

Question 5

Which dynasty began temple building?

Answer 5

Guptas

Question 6

Which Dynasty introduced Dravidian style temple building?

Answer 6

Pallavas

Question 7

What are the three stages of pallavas temple building art?

Answer 7

1 rock cut temple and cave temple
Monolithic raths and mandap
Structural temple

Question 8

Who built kailashnatha temple and shore temple?
Location?

Answer 8

Pallava king narshimhavarman ll
Kailash at kanchipuram
Shore at mamallapuram or mahabalipuram

Question 9

How was adminstration of pallava empire organised?

Answer 9

King with council
State divided in kottams
Army
Village Sabha