Consider the following statements about Gwalior Fort: 1. It is spread over a hilltop more than 2 km in length. 2. Its southern path features intricately carved rock-cut temples of Jain tirthankars. 3. The Caturbhuj Mandir within the fort is an example of a Vaiṣṇavite shrine. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1, 2 and 3
Statement 1 – Correct. Gwalior Fort sits on a sandstone hilltop that stretches for more than 2 km in length, with the fort complex housing palaces, temples and water tanks.
Statement 2 – Correct. The Urvahi (southern) approach to the fort is lined with intricately carved rock-cut Jain sculptures of the Tirthankaras (notably the Siddhachal/Gopachal groups), built in the 15th century during the Tomar period.
Statement 3 – Correct. The Caturbhuj Mandir inside the fort is dedicated to Lord Vishnu (chatur-bhuja, ‘four-armed’) and is an example of a Vaiṣṇavite shrine; it is also famous for containing one of the earliest stone inscriptions of the numeral ‘zero’ with place value.
Hence, all three statements are correct, and the correct answer is 1, 2 and 3.
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