Question

Where is 'Dashavatara Vishnu temple' situated?

• A. Madhya Pradesh
• B. Uttar Pradesh
• C. Kerala
• D. Karnataka

Hint:

Hint:
Deogarh on the Betwa river, a Gupta age site.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Date the temple
The name Dashavatara means ten avatars of Vishnu. The temple is from the Gupta age, so we should look in the Gupta heartland of north India, not in the far south.

Step 2: Find the town
The Gupta temple with panels of Vishnu on Shesha, Nara-Narayana and Gajendra Moksha is located at Deogarh, a village on the Betwa river in Lalitpur district.

Step 3: Match with the states
Lalitpur district is in Uttar Pradesh, near the border with Madhya Pradesh, which is a common confusion. Kerala and Karnataka are ruled out by the Gupta date.

Step 4: Choose
So the state is Uttar Pradesh, option 2.

Final Answer:
Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, is the site, option 2. \[ \boxed{2} \]