The spectacular 'Sun Temple' of Modhera is designed so that the inner sanctum is flooded with sunlight on which specific astronomical days? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
The spectacular 'Sun Temple' of Modhera is designed so that the inner sanctum is flooded with sunlight on which specific astronomical days?
A. Every full moon night
B. The Summer Solstice day exclusively
C. The Winter Solstice day exclusively
D. The Spring and Autumn Equinox days
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
On the days of the equinoxes, the sun rises precisely in line with the temple entry doors, sending a brilliant shaft of light straight into the inner sanctum.
Explanation:
The Kailasanathar Temple is the oldest structural temple in Kanchipuram, built in the late 7th and early 8th centuries by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman II.
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