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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
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
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.
#Mahabalipuram was a major seaport during the 6th century, it was ruled by Pallavas who built many temples here.
Mini shrine of #Mahishasurmardhini
#Singham Pallavas royal emblem,
and an animal killed by a lion next to it.
#Singham Pallavas royal emblem,
and an animal killed by a lion next to it.
#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
#Mahabalipuram #HistoryEncyclopedia
#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.
#ShoreTemple #HistoryEncyclopedia
📷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.
#ShoreTemple #HistoryEncyclopedia
