Building painting and Books - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: What are epics? Mention two famous Tamil epics which were written around 1800 years ago.
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Epics are grand, long compositions, about heroic men and women, which include stories about gods.
A famous Tamil epic, the Silappadikaram, was composed around 1800 years ago, by a poet named Ilango.
The Manimekalai was composed by Sattanar around 1400 years ago.
These beautiful compositions were lost to scholars for many centuries, till their manuscripts were rediscovered, about a hundred years ago
Q2: What are main features of the Hindu temples built around 1800 years ago.
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Main features of the Hindu temples built around this time were:
The room where the image of the chief deity was placed was known as the garbhagriha. It was the most important part of the temple.
The shikhara was built on top of the garbhagriha, to mark this out as a sacred place.
Most temples also had a hall where people could assemble. This hall was known as the mandapa.
