- The Jandial Temple, located near Taxila (present- day Pakistan), is a well-preserved temple complex built in the Hellenistic style, featuring Ionic columns. It is generally dated to the Indo-Greek period, around the late 2nd or early 1st century BCE. - The Gupta Temple at Deogarh (Dashavatara Temple) is a prime example of Gupta period architecture, typically dated to the late 5th or early 6th century CE. - The Sun Temple at Martand in Kashmir was built by King Lalitaditya Muktapida of the Karkota dynasty in the 8th century CE (around 725-753 CE). - The Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchipuram was built by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimha) around the early 8th century CE (circa 700-728 CE). Comparing the dates, the Jandial Temple (2nd-1st century BCE) is significantly earlier than the others, which belong to the Gupta or post-Gupta periods (5th century CE onwards).
Which one among the following temples is the earliest in time ?
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2017 · Topic: Architecture in Ancient India (Gupta Period Temple Architecture: Emergence of Structural Temples and Early Styles (Nagara, Dravida))
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