Shore Temple

Mamallapuram, also known as Seven Pagodas or Mahabalipuram, is a town in Chengalpattu district in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is on the coastline 58 kilometres (36 mi) south of the city of Chennai. An ancient historic town and a bustling seaport in the 1st millennium CE, now a beachside tourism center with a group of Hindu monuments declared as UNESCO world heritage site, it is one of the most visited towns in South India.[1][3] Mamallapuram was one of two major port cities by the 7th century within the Pallava kingdom. Along with economic prosperity, it became a center of a group of battle monuments carved out of rock. These are dated to the 7th and 8th centuries: rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air rock reliefs such as the famous Descent of the Ganges, and the Shore Temple dedicated to Shiva, Durga, Vishnu, Krishna and others.[1][3] The contemporary town plan was established by the British Raj in 1827.Neolithic burial urn, cairn circles and jars with burials dating to the 1st century BC have been discovered near Mamallapuram. The Sangam age poem Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai relates the rule of King Thondaiman Ilam Thiraiyar at Kanchipuram of the Tondai Nadu port Nirppeyyaru which scholars identify with the present-day Mamallapuram. Chinese coins and Roman coins of Theodosius I in the 4th century CE have been found at Mamallapuram revealing the port as an active hub of global trade in the late classical period. Two Pallava coins bearing legends read as Srihari and Srinidhi have been found at Mamallapuram. The Pallava kings ruled Mamallapuram from Kanchipuram; the capital of the Pallava dynasty from the 3rd century to 9th century CE, and used the port to launch trade and diplomatic missions to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.Mamallapuram Shore Temple View from beachAn 8th-century Tamil text written by Thirumangai Alvar described this place as Sea Mountain ‘where the ships rode at anchor bent to the

Tickets for foreigners 500 rupees, and the five chariots, 2 places can be visited but require the same day, from the county to walk past, not colored, the coast temple has a tall door, it is said to let the sailors sail far away can see. One by one sculpture is dazzling.

beautifully seated next to the if of the shore

1. The sea temple is by the sea, far away by the barbed wire; 2. Although the construction has a long history, about the Tang Dynasty period, it is actually small, about two floors of small buildings; 3. The sea temple and the five chariot temple foreign tourists pass charge 500 rupees (India's domestic tourists 30 rupees), effective on the same day.

Coastal Temple (Shore Temple). It can be said to be the most symbolic ancient temple in South India, a World Heritage Site in 1984. There were seven original temples, but now only two are left. In the smaller pyramid temple, the Visnu god is worshipped. The larger temple, which is dedicated to the symbol of Shiva, is a sculpture of the penis. The hard-to-repair cow serving Shiva is actually the theme of the carving. Most of the walls have disappeared, and now people place the statue of the cow on a height of about one person. The main body of the temple is made of stone, which is simple compared to many luxury temples in South India. But after the sea breeze in the Bay of Bengal, this charm and romance is not something ordinary temples can handle.