With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:
Famous work of sculpture
Site
1.
A grand image of Buddha's Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below
Ajanta
2.
A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock
Mount Abu
3.
"Arjuna's Penance"/"Descent of Ganga" sculpted on the surface of huge boulders
Mamallapuram
Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?
(a)
1 and 2 only
(b)
3 only,
(c)
1 and 3 only
(d)
1, 2 and 3