Mahabalipuram’s Pancha Rathas: ... where artists once experimented with the transition of rock-cut temples to structural ones. ... Directly in front of this temple is a huge monolithic lion.

For lovers of Indian architecture and heritage structures, Mahabalipuram’s Pancha Rathas has always had huge appeal. A monolithic temple complex, Pancha Rathas — also known as Pandava Rathas — dates ...

These monolithic rock-cut temples are a remarkable showcase of Pallava architecture. Each of the five rathas (chariots) is carved from a single granite rock and resembles a different style of ...

Mahabalipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shore Temple. Mahabalipuram, ... Most of these monuments are monolithic, i.e. carved out of one single rock.

Pancha Rathas: A glimpse into the magnificent rock-cut chariots of Mahabalipuram, Pancha Rathas in Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a complex comprising of five monolithic ...

Visit Mahabalipuram, a 1,300-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site in India, known for its ancient rock-cut temples, gravity-defying boulders, and mythical shore shrines.

Visitors are taken through mythical age of Mahabharata hand-sculpted 1,400 years ago A mandapam carved out of a rock and a temple on top of it, which also doubled up as a lighthouse in the ancient ...

Chennai: The Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai, has accorded the Geographical Indications certificate to Tamil Nadu Government for ‘Mahabalipuram Stone Sculpture’. In its application ...