Question

Where did the king hold his court?
A. In mandapas
B. In open ground
C. In garbhagriha
D. In town

Answer 1

Hint: The King hasn’t held his meeting in any public place or a place where the idols and murtis are kept. This was a place used by the rulers of the Chola dynasty to hold meetings.

Complete Answer:The Chola Dynasty, one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The Chola dynasty's heartland was the fertile land of the River Kaveri. The Tamil Literature and the inscriptions are the proofs of the antiquity of the empire. The mentions of the kings in the Sangam Literature and the mentioning of the Cholas in the Edicts of Ashoka are also a source of history of the dynasty.
King Rajaraja Chola built the Rajarajeshvara temple. There are palaces with pavilions or mandapas, besides the temple. The kings hold their court in these mandapas, from here they used to order their subordinates.
An Indian architecture, majorly seen in the Hindu temples, mandapa, or pavilion is a pillared hall for public rituals. Depending upon whether mandapas have walls, they are described as open or closed.
In Hindu temples, the Mandapas are part of the basic temple compound used for religious dancing and music. The number of mandapas depends on the size of the temple.
While looking at the other options,
B. and C. there is no such evidence to prove that any king in the history of India held the court either on the ground or in towns.
D. Garbhagriha, is the place where the idols or the murtis reside. Garbhagriha consists of two words, garbha means womb and griha means house.
Thus, the correct option is A.

Note: In Hindu temples, if there are more than one mandapa, different mandapa is allocated to different functions, such as for divine marriage, kalyana mandapa is dedicated.