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Correct Answer: Option (A) — Andhra
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedDhanyakataka (modern Dharanikota near Amaravati in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh) was the capital of the Satavahanas in the Deccan. It developed into a prominent center of Buddhist learning, art, and stupa architecture under the Mahasanghika sect and its offshoots (Chaityakas).
Dhanyakataka / Dharanikota is directly linked geographically to the Amaravati school of art in the Krishna-Guntur valley of Andhra Pradesh.
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