Which one of the following best describes the Panchayatana style of temple architecture ........

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Which one of the following best describes the Panchayatana style of temple architecture?

The Garbhagriha is divided into four section keeping the main deity in the middle.

The main shrine is built on a rectangular plinth with four smaller subsidiary shrines at the four corners.

The temple is raised on a platform having five layers which is characterized with staircases.

The roof of the temple is composed of several slabs that gently rise to a single.

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Explanation:

Panchayatana is an architectural style where the main shrine is built on a rectangular plinth with four smaller subsidiary shrines at the four corners and making it a total of five shrines – i.e., Pancha. The Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho is an example of this type of temple architecture.