Question

b) Where is the idol of the chief deity kept in the temple?
(i) Relic casket
(ii) Mandapa
(iii) Garbhagriha
(iv) Pradakshina patha​

Answer 1

Answer:

The image of the chief deity was kept in the main shrine (garbhagriha). This was the place for ritual worship where only the king, his immediate family and priests gathered.

Answer 2

Where is the idol of the chief deity kept in the temple?

Answer:

(iii) Garbhagriha

Explanation:

• The idol of the chief deity of the temple are kept in the sanctum sanctorum of a garbhagriha or sannidhanam.