Dharma Rajeshwar Monument is related with which of the following ancient city?

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Correct — A, Dashpur. The Dharmarajeshwar rock-cut cave temple (Garoth tehsil, Mandsaur district) is associated with Dashapura (Dashpur), the ancient name of present-day Mandsaur — a city also known for the Aulikara-era Sondani pillar inscriptions and the 5th-century silk-weavers' guild inscription.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) An ancient town near Vidisha, famous for the Heliodorus pillar — a different ancient city, unrelated to the Dharmarajeshwar temple.  (c) An ancient city on the Narmada often identified with present-day Maheshwar — a different ancient centre, not linked to this monument.  (d) The Mahajanapada whose capital was Ujjaini (Ujjain) — a distinct ancient kingdom, not Dashapura/Mandsaur.

Concept: Dharmarajeshwar is a rock-cut cave temple in Garoth tehsil, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh, carved from a single rock face and architecturally comparable to the Kailasanath temple at Ellora. It is associated with the ancient city of Dashapura (Dashpur), the older name for Mandsaur.

State PCS 2022 Q100 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

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