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#100templesofindia

36. #ShoreTemple #Mahabalipuram

Built in 725CE by the mighty #Pallavas & dedicated to Shiv & Vishnu.

It is a #UNESCO site & one of the oldest structural sites of Southern India.

A grand example of the #Dravidian style of #TempleArchitecture ImageImageImageImage
The main sanctum facing east has a broken #lingam, and the west-facing sanctum has the lingam missing.

#Mahabalipuram was a major seaport during the 6th century, it was ruled by Pallavas who built many temples here. ImageImageImageImage
Mini shrine of #Mahishasurmardhini
#Singham Pallavas royal emblem,
and an animal killed by a lion next to it. ImageImageImageImage
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#ShoreTemple is built with blocks of granite, dating from the 8th century AD. At time of its creation, site was a busy port during reign of Narasimhavarman II of Pallava dynasty. It is one of the oldest structural stone temples of South India.

#Mahabalipuram #HistoryEncyclopedia Image
#ShoreTemple at #Mahabalipuram is a complex of temples and shrines. The tsunami of December 2004 that struck the coastline of Coromandel exposed an old collapsed temple built entirely of granite blocks.

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📷1: Gopuram
📷2: A bas-relie of God Shiva, Devi Parvati with their child Kartikeya (Skanda)built over a stone slab is located in a small shrine in temple. It is enshrined in interior walls of sanctum of east facing KshatriyasimhesvaraTemple.

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