The Hallisalasya painting in the Bagh Caves represents :
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Answer: A. The Bagh Caves (Madhya Pradesh) painting known as Hallisaka shows a group of women dancing in a circle around a central figure, with musicians. Hallisaka was a joyful circular folk dance.
Watch for: Bagh is a Buddhist site, so students pick the Buddha option without knowing the famous dance panel.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because the panel is a dance scene, not a meditating Buddha.
- C. Wrong because Shiva-Parvati on Kailasha is a theme at Ellora, not this Bagh panel.
- D. Wrong because Samudramanthan is not the subject of the Hallisaka painting.
Source to check: NCERT Class 11 'An Introduction to Indian Art Part I', chapter on later mural traditions (Bagh caves); Archaeological Survey of India notes on Bagh Caves
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