Q. Consider the following pairs:

1. Shore temple of Pallavas - Mahabalipuram
2. Kailasa temple of Rashtrakutas - Ellora
3. Khajuraho temples - Chandellas

Which of the above pairs is / are correctly matched?
Answer: 1, 2, and 3
Notes: All the pairs are correctly matched. The Shore temple is a complex of temples and shrines located in Mahabalipuram and was built by the Pallava Dynasty. The Kailasa temple, considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in India because of its size, architecture and sculptural treatment, is one of the 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, that were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff in the complex located at Ellora, Maharashtra. It was built by the Rashtrakuta Dynasty. The Khajuraho group of monuments is a group of Hindu temples and Jain temples in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India, about 175 kilometres southeast of Jhansi, and were built by the Chandela Dynasty.

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