Question

Compare the temple shown in this chapter with any present-day temple in your neighbourhood, highlighting any similarities and differences that you notice.NCERT Class 7th Social Science (Our Pasts II) Chapter 2 New Kings and Kingdoms

Answer 1

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The temples which are found nowadays do not have such intricate architechture except few as shown in this chapter Only Akshar Dham temple can match such other wall as the temple that at Gangaikondacholapuram.

Answer 2

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• A vimana was one of the principal buildings of the temple in Chola temples, but this is not necessarily the case in modern temples. The portraits and prestige of the Kind were extensively displayed throughout the Chola period temples, something that does not happen in modern temples.

• The idol of the God, on the other hand, is placed in the central garbha-griha in both Chola temples and modern temples. Temples from the Chola period, as well as modern temples, have miniature pictures of gods and goddesses carved onto their walls.

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