Mamallapuram Historic District
TN
ArchaeologicalCommissioner
Mahendra Varman II
Narasimha Varman
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The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram is a collection of 7th- and 8th-century CE religious monuments in Tamil Nadu, India and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site has 40 ancient monuments and Hindu temples, including one of the largest open-air rock reliefs in the world: the Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna's Penance. The group contains several categories of monuments: ratha temples with monolithic processional chariots, built between 630 and 668; mandapa viharas (cave temples) with narratives from the Mahabharata and Shaivic, Shakti and Vaishna inscriptions in a number of Indian languages and scripts; rock reliefs (particularly bas-reliefs); stone-cut temples built between 695 and 722, and archaeological excavations dated to the 6th century and earlier. The monuments were built during the Pallava dynasty.
The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram is a collection of 7th- and 8th-century CE religious monuments in Tamil Nadu, India and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site has 40 ancient monuments and Hindu temples, including one of the largest open-air rock reliefs in the world: the Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna's Penance. The group contains several categories of monuments: ratha temples with monolithic processional chariots, built between 630 and 668; mandapa viharas (cave temples) with narratives from the Mahabharata and Shaivic, Shakti and Vaishna inscriptions in a number of Indian languages and scripts; rock reliefs (particularly bas-reliefs); stone-cut temples built between 695 and 722, and archaeological excavations dated to the 6th century and earlier. The monuments were built during the Pallava dynasty.
Nearby
Shore Temples of Mamallapuram | 548 feet |
Cave Temple of Mahabalipuram | 0.2 miles |
Five Rathas of Mahabalipuram | 0.2 miles |
Descent of the Ganges and Arjuna's Penance | 0.3 miles |
St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica | 47.4 miles |
Balaji Temple | 397.7 miles |
The Ledge | 484.3 miles |
St George Orthodox Church | 521.3 miles |
Sienna Apartments | 567.9 miles |