Given below are two
statements:
Statement I: The torana of a stupa serves as an ornamental gateway marking the sacred precinct.
Statement II: The torana functioned as the chamber where Buddhist relics were preserved.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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1. **Statement I is true:** A torana is an ornate gateway that marks the sacred area around a stupa.

2. **Statement II is false:** A torana is not a chamber. Buddhist relics were kept inside the stupa in a reliquary or inner chamber, not in the gateway.

3. **Conclusion:** Only Statement I is correct, so option **(c)** is right.

FINAL_ANSWER: c

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