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Q75 (UPPCS/2022) History & Culture › Art & Architecture

In which of the following stupas, the features of a plateform with 'Aryak-Pillars' are found ?

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The Ayaka pillars (referred to as 'Aryak-Pillars' in the question) are a distinctive architectural feature of the Buddhist stupas belonging to the Amaravati School of Art in the Andhra region (Krishna-Guntur valley). These pillars are found at several sites, including Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda, Jaggayyapeta, and Ghantasala.

They consist of a set of five free-standing pillars placed on a rectangular platform (Ayaka platform or vedika) that projects from the stupa's drum at the four cardinal directions

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