With reference to Chausath Yogini Temple situated near Morena, consider the following statements: ​ 1. It is a circular temple built during the reign of Kachchhapaghata Dynasty. ​ 2. It is the only circular temple built in India. ​ 3. I was meant to promote the Vaishnava cult in the region. ​ 4. Its design has given rise to a popular belief that it was the inspiration behind the Indian Parliament building. ​ Which of the statements given above are correct? ​

Statements 1 and 4 are correct, so the answer is C. The Chausath Yogini temple near Morena in Madhya Pradesh was built by the Kachchhapaghata rulers around the 10th century CE. It is circular, with 64 cells that once housed yogini images, and it is open to the sky at the centre.

Statement 4 matches the question's wording. A popular belief links its circular plan to the design of the Indian Parliament building by Lutyens and Baker. This is folklore rather than documented fact, so treat it as a belief the statement reports.

• Statement 2 is wrong. Circular plans are not unique to this temple. The Hirapur Yogini temple in Odisha is also circular.
• Statement 3 is wrong. The temple served the Tantric yogini cult, which is Shaiva or Shakta in character, not Vaishnava.

Core concept: regional dynasties and the Tantric yogini cult in medieval central India. Mains angle: the spread of Tantric traditions and the distinctive temple architecture of medieval central India.

Trap: accepting statement 2 because the temple is often described as unique in popular writing, or assuming every such temple is Vaishnava.