Who among the following performed a ritual called ‘hiranya-garbha’?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Dantidurga.

Key Points

Rashtrakuta leader, Dantidurga deposed the Chalukyas after deciding that he wanted to be more than a Samanta.
After engaging in a ceremony known as the 'hiranya-garbha', he proclaimed himself as the king of the Deccan region of the Chalukyas and formed the Rashtrakuta Empire.
According to Vedic philosophy, the origin of the universe or the manifested cosmos is known as hiranya-garbha, which means "golden womb" or "universal womb".
With the assistance of Brahmanas, Dantidurga completed the hiranya-garbha ceremony, signifying his rebirth as a Kshatriya.

Additional Information

Around 780 CE, Rashtrakuta ruler named, Dhruva Dharavarsha seized power over the realm.
Dhruva Dharavarsha made the kingdom so large that it included the entire area between the Kaveri River and Central India.
Dantidurga's uncle, Krishna I overthrew Kirtivarman II, the last Badami Chalukya king, in 757 CE to assume control of the expanding Rashtrakuta Empire.