Consider the following pairs.

Famous place	Region
1. Bodhgaya	Baghelkhand
2. Khajuraho	Bundelkhand
3. Shirdi	Vidarbha
4. Nasik (Nashik)	Malwa
5. Tirupati	Rayalaseema

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

The correct answer is 2 and 5 only, meaning only Pair 2 (Khajuraho – Bundelkhand) and Pair 5 (Tirupati – Rayalaseema) are correctly matched.

Let us analyze each pair one by one to understand why the others are incorrect.

Pair 1 — Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand ❌
Bodhgaya is located in the Gaya district of Bihar. It is one of the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the world — the place where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. The region of Baghelkhand, however, is a historical-geographical region that spans parts of southeastern Madhya Pradesh and southwestern Uttar Pradesh (districts like Rewa, Satna, Singrauli, etc.). Bodhgaya has absolutely no connection to Baghelkhand. Hence, this pair is incorrectly matched.

Pair 2 — Khajuraho : Bundelkhand ✅
Khajuraho is located in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, which falls squarely within the historical region of Bundelkhand. Bundelkhand is a plateau region spread across southern Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh, and Khajuraho's famous group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — is indeed situated here. This pair is correctly matched.

Pair 3 — Shirdi : Vidarbha ❌
Shirdi is a town in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, renowned as the abode of Sai Baba and a major pilgrimage centre. The region of Vidarbha, on the other hand, comprises the eastern districts of Maharashtra such as Nagpur, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal, etc. Shirdi lies in the Marathwada / Western Maharashtra region, not in Vidarbha. Hence, this pair is incorrectly matched.

Pair 4 — Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa ❌
Nashik is a city in northwestern Maharashtra, situated on the banks of the Godavari River. It is one of the four cities that hosts the Kumbh Mela and is a significant Hindu pilgrimage site. The region of Malwa is a plateau region located in western Madhya Pradesh and southeastern Rajasthan (cities like Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal fall in Malwa). Nashik belongs to Maharashtra's own geographical region, not to Malwa. Hence, this pair is incorrectly matched.

Pair 5 — Tirupati : Rayalaseema ✅
Tirupati is located in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh (formerly in Chittoor district). It is home to the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, the world's most visited pilgrimage site. Geographically, Tirupati lies in the Rayalaseema region — the four-district region (Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur, Chittoor/Tirupati) of southern Andhra Pradesh. This pair is correctly matched.

Conclusion:
Among the five pairs, only Pair 2 (Khajuraho – Bundelkhand) and Pair 5 (Tirupati – Rayalaseema) are correctly matched. Therefore, the answer is "2 and 5 only".