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?

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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

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