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Q Which of the following temples is an example of the Indian rock-cut architecture evolved in Maharashtran temple style?

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  • A Ellora Temple ✔ ✖
  • B The Elephanta Caves ✔ ✖
  • C Mata Bhavani's Stepwell ✔ ✖
  • D Somnath ✔ ✖
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The Indian rock-cut architecture evolved in Maharashtran temple style in the 1st millennium CE, with temples carved from a single piece of rock as a complete temple or carved in a cave to look like the interior of a temple. Ellora Temple is an example of the former.

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