The rock at Dhauli (Orissa) has been sculpted to resemble which animal?
Elephant
The rock edicts of Emperor Ashoka at Dhauli in Odisha are accompanied by a sculpture of an elephant carved at the top of the rock.
The elephant emerging from the rock is regarded as one of the earliest and finest examples of rock-cut animal sculpture from the Mauryan period.
The elephant motif is significant because it symbolises the Buddha in early Buddhist art, connecting the site to Ashoka's embrace of Buddhism after the Kalinga war, which was fought near Dhauli itself.
Hence, the answer is Elephant.
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