Q. With reference to the Kalinga style of Temple Architecture, consider the following statements:
1.The style consists of three distinct types of Deula: Rekha Deula, Pidha Deula and Khakhara Deula.
2.This style broadly comes under the Dravida style of temple architecture.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?:
Answer: A
Notes:
Statement 1 is correct: The style consists of three distinct types of temples: Rekha Deula, Pidha Deula and Khakhara Deula. In Kalinga Architecture, basically a temple is made in two parts, a tower and a hall. The tower is called deula and the hall is called jagmohan.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The temple architecture of Odisha corresponds to altogether a different category for their unique representations called Kalinga style of temple architecture. This style broadly comes under the Nagara style.
