Consider the following statements regarding the religious policy and cultural developments during the Shunga period: 1. The Shunga period witnessed a significant revival of Vedic sacrificial religion (Brahminism) after the state patronage of Buddhism under the Mauryas. 2. Despite the Brahminical revival, Buddhist art and architecture flourished at Bharhut and Sanchi under the patronage of local donors and Shunga feudatories. 3. The Heliodorus pillar at Besnagar indicates the spread of Bhagavata Vaishnavism during the late Shunga period. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

• A: 1 and 2 only
• B: 1, 2 and 3
• C: 2 and 3 only
• D: 1 and 3 only

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