- Panchayatan is a style of Hindu temple architecture. - It features a main shrine surrounded by four subsidiary shrines.
With reference to the cultural history of India, the term 'Panchayatan' refers to
Asked in UPSC IAS 2014 · Topic: Architecture in Ancient India (Gupta Period Temple Architecture: Emergence of Structural Temples and Early Styles (Nagara, Dravida))
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Answer: C. a style of temple construction
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