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Places tagged “shore temple”

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#shore-temple

🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut

Mahabalipuram Group of Monuments

Pallava dynasty 630–700 CE · Hindu (Shaiva) under Pallava

Pallava seaside rock-cut trials: Shore Temple surviving tsunami and 27-m bas relief.

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🇮🇳 India · Temple complex

Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

Pallava Dynasty 580–728 CE (Mamalla and Rajasimha phases) · Tamil / Pallava Hindu (Shaiva/Vaishnava)

Pallava (7th–8th c CE) coastal temple town with 40 rock-cut shrines: Shore Temple granite seaside, Five Rathas monolithic chariot-temples cut from single boulders, Arjuna's Penance 27 m bas-relief,…