63ʳᵈ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017

The attractive doors of the temples of South India are called-

aShikhar (Peak)
bGopuram✓ Correct
cDevalay
dMandapam
eNone of the above/ More than one of the above

Explanation

The attractive gateway of South Indian temples is called 'Gopuram'. The Dravidian style flourished during the Pallava, Pandya, and Chola periods. In the Pandya period, temples were comparatively small, but many enclosure walls were built around their courtyards. Their entrance gateways, called gopurams, later became grand, massive structures richly decorated with sculpture. The Chola rulers built magnificent temples as well as huge gopurams. <!-- layout: psll, zqel, lnoi, bnqi, jnow, homc, joqk, zrll, dvrv, ibbo -->

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