Question 512.h: Last man standing

There are totally 5 statues of the Jain saint __X__ in Karnataka

• 42 feet at Karkala in Udupi District in 1432 AD
• 39 feet at Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada District in 1973 AD
• 35 feet at Venur in Dakshina Kannada District in 1604 AD
• 20 feet at Gommatagiri in Mysore District in 12th Century AD

Simply ID X, the most famous one

& give me the place __Y__ in Karnataka.

Picture of X

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ignore all that, he's just lazy
Its an exhaustive theme
& this is the last question
sorry about that
Regards
Pai

Question 512.g: Back to School again

The Following is the timeline of the development of __Y__ in India, to reinforce India's once unparalleled position in the world

TIMELINE:

• On December 9, 2006, the New York Times detailed a plan to spend $1 billion to revive __X___ near the ancient site. A consortium led by Singapore and including China, India, Japan and other nations will attempt to raise $500 million to build a new____ and another $500 million to develop necessary infrastructure.

• On May 28, 2007, Merinews reported that the revived ______'s enrollment will be 1,137 in its first year, and 4,530 by the fifth. In the second phase, enrollment will reach 5,812.

• On June 12, 2007, News Post India reported that the Japanese diplomat Noro Motoyasu said that "Japan will fund the setting up an _______ in ___X___ in______." The report goes on to say that "The proposed university will be fully residential, like the ancient seat of learning at ___X___ In the first phase of the project, seven_____ with 46 foreign members and over 400 Indians would come up." ... "_____ will impart courses in science, philosophy and spiritualism along with other subjects."

• On August 15, 2007, The Times of India reported that Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has accepted the offer to join the revived ____Y_____ sometime in September 2007."

• On May 5, 2008, NDTV reported that, according to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, the foundation of the ______ would likely be in the year 2009 and it could begin in a few years from then. Sen, who heads the___Z____, said the final report in this regard, is expected to be presented to the East Asia Summit in December 2008.

• On May 11, 2008, The Times of India reported that host nation India and a consortium of East Asian countries met in New York to further discuss __X___ plans. It was decided that ___X___ would largely be a post-graduate research ________ . The objective of ___Y___ was claimed to be "aimed at advancing the concept of an Asian community...and rediscovering old relationships."

• On December 16, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao contributed US$ 1 million dollars for the ___Y___ during his visit to India.

Picture of X

Question:

1) ID X 

2) ID Y

3) Z and the blanks for your own pleasure, but i only want X & Y.

Question 512.f: A Date with Desire (ok, this maybe a little sexual)

The ___X____ do not contain sexual or erotic art inside the temple or near the deities; however, some external carvings bear erotic art. Also, some of the temples that have two layers of walls have small erotic carvings on the outside of the inner wall. There are many interpretations of the erotic carvings. They portray that, for seeing the deity, one must leave his or her sexual desires outside the temple. Some 10% of the carvings contain sexual themes; those reportedly do not show deities, they show sexual activities between people.

Another perspective of these carvings is presented by James McConnachie. In his history of the __Y___, McConnachie describes the zesty 10% of the ___X____ sculpture as "the apogee of erotic art": "Twisting, broad-hipped and high breasted nymphs display their generously contoured and bejewelled bodies on exquisitely worked exterior wall panels. These fleshy apsaras run riot across the surface of the stone, putting on make-up, washing their hair, playing games, dancing, and endlessly knotting and unknotting their girdles....Beside the heavenly nymphs are serried ranks of griffins, guardian deities and, most notoriously, extravagantly interlocked maithunas, or lovemaking couples."

Thus causing __X___ to also be known as the __Y__ temple.

Question:
1) ID X
2) ID Y

Note; Pictures to aid in recognistion, not as a distraction.

                                 

Question 512 e: The Golden Star!

Right. Try not using tineye for this one.
I mean, you'll resort to it, anyway.

Observe this picture.
Looks old. Centuries. The major clue lies in the picture. Will you please enlighten me as to which structure this.. um.. thing is a part of?

I am a cop and you will respect my Author-rity

At long last, Author-rity, the "about us" page of The Quizzard has been completed.

Author-rity

And also part of it has been rejected by Uncyclopedia, the picture of Nihar being cited as the supposed cause.

Ok, ok! I confess.
I tried to pass my picture off as Nihar's. They rejected it, and had no hesitation in proclaiming the pic of me, SIddarth Pai, a virus!
smirk

You can guess who wrote that little bit
Under my name.
As for it,
HA

Question 512 d: The Populace!

On 28 April 1819, a British officer for Madras Presidency, John Smith, while hunting tiger, accidentally discovered the entrance to ________________ deep within the tangled undergrowth. Exploring, long since a home to nothing more than birds and bats and a lair for other, larger, animals, Captain Smith wrote his name in pencil on one of the walls. Still faintly visible, it records his name and the date, April 1819.

Shortly after this discovery, the ____________ became renowned for their exotic setting, impressive architecture, historic artwork, and long-forgotten history.

Question 512 c : Positively ILL!

Okay.
Connect the images.
What does the third image depict?

id

id

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Regards,
Pai

Question 512.b: Strictly non sexual

Yes, hard to believe when one hears the name __X__, but let me assure you that its strictly platonic, or atleast most of it is.

lol

__X__ comes from the anglicized name of the river upon whose banks it was built upon, the river being the Tungabhadra in Southern India. Although __X__ exists in the ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire, it actually predates it, being associated with the Vanara(monkey) kingdom mentioned in the Ramayan.

The site is significant historically and architecturally. The topography abounds with large stones which have been utilized to make larger than life statues of Hindu deities. A structure of historic importance appears every quarter of a mile. The Archaeological Survey of India continues to conduct excavations in the area, to discover additional artifacts and temple.

The principal industries of the village are agriculture, the support of the Virupaksha temple and some other local holy places in the vicinity, and tourism. The annual Vijayanagar Festival is organized by the Government of Karnataka in November.

Entire View of X

I'll keep this straightforward

Just ID X