Mahabalipuram Photo Gallery by ©Lux at pbase.com

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Mahabalipuram

Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram is situated on the Coromandel Coast 58 kms to the south of
Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India.

Mahabalipuram was a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas.

It was designated as a “World Heritage Site” by UNESCO in 1984 for its stunning range of
monuments, dating from the 6th to 10th Century AD, that include “Stone Rathas”
(Temples in the form of Chariots), “Mandapas” (Cave Sanctuaries), The famous “Shore Temple” and
giant “Bas Reliefs” carved on granite rocks.

Mahabalipuram finds mention in texts dating from the beginning of the Christian era, including
the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, as an important sea port.

The majority of the monuments at Mahabalipuram were constructed under the great Pallava Ruler,
Narasimhavarman l (AD 630-70), who was also known as Mamalla, (meaning great warrior) and even
today Mahabalipuram is popularly known as Mamallapuram.

Shore Temple	Shore Temple	Shore Temple	Shore Temple
Shore Temple	Shore Temple	Shore Temple	Mahabalipuram-History
Rock Carving-Rayar Gopuram	Rayar Gopuram	Rayar Gopuram	Steps.....
Ramanuja Mandapam	Ramanuja Mandapam side.....	Light House	Lion Pillar
Shiva & Parvathi	Dwarapalakas	Ananthasayanam	Mahishamardini
Mahishamardini Cave	Old Light House	Light House	View From Light House
Another view	Ardhanarishvara -"The Symbol of Cosmic Androgyny".	Ratha Top	Ratha Top
Five Rathas	Five Rathas History	Carving inside Draupadi Ratha	Arjuna'sPenance, Bas Relief carved on a huge rock
Bull-Five Rathas	Street shops	Arjuna'sPenance, Bas Relief carved on a huge rock	Street shops
Carving on the Ratha	Corner stone	Maha Vishnu - carving on the Ratha	Ratha
Ratha	Ratha	Five Rathas (Chariots)	Another view....
Another view....	Five Rathas (Chariots)	Lion Pillars	Ratha
Ratha	Dharmaputra Ratha	Pillar	Carvings
Ratha	Another carving	Ratha	Draupadi Ratha

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Sundararaju		11-Nov-2013 21:31
nice photography,

silvia marmori		02-Dec-2008 16:14
i love how you presented it... also the way you framed the images.... so attractive to see.. so well shown the places, mysterious and beautiful.. great, as a whole work!

Ali Majdfar		21-Nov-2008 16:36
Spectacular gallery, thanks for sharing. GMV

Michael Shpuntov		20-Nov-2008 23:27
Wow. Very interesting place. You captured it really beautifully. Vote.

Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography		20-Nov-2008 18:58
Great gallery, excellent and interesting images, Vote.

Emad Omar		20-Nov-2008 07:44
This gallery is great !! I know it is not finished yet.... or will never be. But I think more people should see this.

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