Question

What is common between Latina, Pham Sana, She Khari, and Valabhi?
A) They are places visited by Buddha during his lifetime.
B) All of them host prehistoric caves made during the Pleistocene age.
C) They are styles of temple architecture of Northern India.
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Architecture holds a special place in Indian culture because it represents the variety and creativity and a whole lot of Indian auras. The Indian Architecture of the Northern side also had its unique features and patterns which were considered to be very elegant.

Complete answer:
They are styles of temple architecture of Northern India- is correct. These are the names of the architecture commonly found in Northern India. These are considered to be the basic form of Hindu temples. The Pham Sana is a pyramidal structure having several layers. Valabhis are rectangular buildings with a roof that is mounted into a vaulted chamber.

The places related to the life of Buddha are Sarnath, Bodhgaya, Lumbini, and Kushinagar. The Pleistocene age is often referred to as the Ice age lasted around 11700 years ago. The names mentioned do not host the caves made during the Ice age.

Latina or Rekha Prasad is the most popular style of northern Indian shikhara (tower or spire on top of a shrine) in Hindu temple construction, having a single slightly curved tower with four equal-length sides, making it square in design. Small extensions called rathas go up the sides of the tower, and there is frequently a lot of ornamentation, especially at the corners, where some separation into horizontal "storeys" may be observed. The tower is usually constructed by laying horizontal stone slabs on top of one another. The Sekhari and the Bhumija, both based on the Latina design, are two more complex kinds of northern Indian towers.

Shikhara, sometimes spelt shikara, is the superstructure, tower, or spire above the sanctuary and also over the pillared mandapas (porches or halls) in North Indian temple design; it is the most conspicuous and distinguishing element of the Hindu temple in the north. The valabhi type is the third primary sub-type of the nagara building. These are rectangular structures having a vaulted room in the ceiling.
The phamsana, with its rectilinear design and bell-shaped component, is the most common type found above the mandapa.

Thus, the correct answer is Option C) They are styles of temple architecture of Northern India.

Note: The shekhari and the bhumija are two more Latina shikhara variants. The shekhari is made up of one or more rows of half-spires on either side of the centre main spires, as well as tiny shikharas grouped at the base and corners. The bhumija variant features a flat vertical projection in the centre of each of the four sides, with rows of small shrines filling the quadrants between them all the way to the top of the tower.