Question

______ are also referred to as Sthala-Puranas.
A. Sculptures
B. Monuments
C. Legends
D. Inscriptions

Answer 1

Hint: The Puranas are considered to be the main Puranas. The Puranas are a collection of literary texts written in Sanskrit verse that dates back to the year 1000 A.D. The word "Purana" means "old," and they are usually thought to have come after the epics in chronological order, though the Mahabharata, which is generally known as a work of itihas (history), is often referred to as a Purana.

Complete answer:
Scholars write the Sthala Puranas, which describe the importance and meaning of pilgrimage and temples. This work not only provides us with historical context, but it also expands our understanding of local traditions and culture.

- Sculptures: Sculptures are also referred to as plastic art. Hence this is not the correct answer.
- Monuments: Monuments are also referred to as headstones. Hence this is not the correct answer.
- Legends: The sthala Purana ‘Vagulagiri Mahathmiyam' was composed by Bramasri K. Venkatachala Sastrigal. From the original palm Suvadi, he has translated it into Tamil. We will learn about Vagulagiri's past from this novel. Sri Mahamago Upathyaya Krishna Sastrigal is the father of Sri Venkatachala Sastrigal, a great Sanskrit scholar who wrote the Vedaranya Mahatmiyam in Tamil, the Stala puranam of Vedaranyam temple. Legends are also referred to as Sthala-Puranas. This is the correct answer.
- Inscriptions: Inscriptions are also referred to as epigraphs. Hence this is not the correct answer.

Therefore, we can conclude that the Legends are also referred to as Sthala-Puranas.

Note: The powers and works of the gods are the Puranas special focus, and each Purana has five distinct subjects or pancalaksanas:
(1) the development of the universe
(2) its devastation and renovation
(3) the genealogy of gods and patriarchs
(4) the reigns of the Manus, which form the Manwantaras
(5) the origin of the Solar and Lunar families of kings.