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With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:

|Famous work of sculpture|Site|

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|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