Option (a) is correct: The Hallisalasya composition, located in Cave 4 (popularly known as the Rang Mahal or Palace of Colors) of the Bagh Caves in Madhya Pradesh, represents a traditional, circular joyous folk dance. The mural vividly captures a group of female musicians surrounding a central male dancer, showcasing rhythmic hand gestures and fluid bodily movements popular during the Gupta–Vakataka era (5th–6th century CE).
Option (b) is not correct: Although the Bagh Caves are entirely Buddhist monasteries (viharas) by design, the murals in Cave 4 predominantly depict secular, social, and worldly life rather than standard iconographies of the Buddha in a meditative pose.
Option (c) is not correct: The depiction of Shiva and Parvati on Mount Kailash is a classic Hindu Puranic theme famously found in rock-cut reliefs like the Ellora Caves (Cave 16 - Kailash Temple), not at the Buddhist site of Bagh.
Option (d) is not correct: Samudramanthan (the Churning of the Ocean) is a major Puranic theme found in later medieval temple reliefs (and famously at Angkor Wat in Cambodia), but it is not represented among the secular frescoes of the Bagh Caves.
Source: https://govtmuseumchennai.org/uploads/topics/16569324484745.pdf
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