In the context of temple architecture, the most important part of the temple is:

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SSC GD Previous Paper 12 (Held On: 15 Feb 2019 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The Correct Answer is Garbhagriha.

Key Points

In the context of temple architecture, the most important part of the temple is Garbhagriha.
Garbhagriha is the sanctum sanctorum, the Hindu and Jain temples innermost sanctuary where the murti (idol or icon) of the temple's primary deity resides.
The garbhagriha took the shape of a miniature vimana in the Dravida style with other features exclusive to the architecture of the southern Indian temple, such as the inner wall along with the outer wall, forming a pradakshina around the garbhagriha.
In the Dravidian architecture of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Telangana states of Southern India, a gopuram is a monumental entrance tower, typically ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple.
Pradakshina refers to the circumambulation of holy places in the sense of Sikh, Hindu, Jain, or Buddhism, and the direction along which this is carried out to imbue their energy.

290px-Architecture of a Vishnu temple, Nagara style with Ardhamandapa, Mandapa, Garbha Griya, Sikhara, Amalaka, Kalasa marked