The first literary works in Malayalam dated to ______ century.

_________ is a 14th century text dealing with grammar and poetics.

________ was one of the most important rulers of the Ganga dynasty who erected a temple for Purushottama Jagannatha at Puri.

In ______ king Anangabhima III dedicated his kingdom to the deity.

The region that constitutes most of present day Rajasthan was called ____________ by the British.

____________ was one important Rajput ruler.

Stories about Rajput heroes were recited by specially trained _________

Under the patronage of ______________ the last Nawab of Awadh, Kathak grew into a major art form.

The earliest miniatures were on ________ or _______

_____ is a bold and intense style of miniature painting.

The most popular text to be painted in Himachal Pradesh was Bhanudatta's _____________

From the 4th to 3rd centuries, commercial ties began to develop between _______ and _______

In the 7th century ____________ , a Chinese traveller observed that languages related to Sanskrit were in use all over Bengal.

Bengal became the centre of a regional kingdom under the ______

Akbar conquered Bengal in the year ________

The ______ were ascetics who were engaged in a variety of yogic practices.

____________ is a popular regional deity, often worshipped in the form of a stone or a piece of wood.

______ is a Persian word meaning a spiritual guide.

Many of the modest brick and terracotta temples in Bengal were built with the support of several low social groups such as _________ and ________

The ____________________ , a 13th century Sanskrit text from Bengal permitted the local Brahmanas to eat certain varieties of fish.