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Monuments Of Mahabalipuram

This group of sanctuaries, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as the famous 'Descent of the Ganges', and the temple of Rivage, with thousands of sculptures to the glory of Shiva.

Mahabalipuram's early history is unknown, although numismatic and epigraphical evidence, as well as its temples, show that it was a major place before the monuments were created. It is thought to be the seaport of Sopatma described in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea in the first century or Ptolemy's harbour of Melange in his Geographia in the second century. Another idea suggests that the port of Nirppeyarvu described in the Perumpanarrupadai in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was Mahabalipuram or Kanchipuram. It is UNESCO World Heritage Site present at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

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