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Varaha Cave Temple (i.e., Varaha Mandapa or the Adivaraha Cave [1]) is a rock-cut cave temple located at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal in Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of the hill top village, which is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north of the main Mahabalipurm sites of rathas and the Shore ...
Varaha cave temple entrance. The Varaha cave was excavated from a vertical wall on the west face of the main Mamallapuram hill. [65] Its architecture is simple; a Vaishnavism-related cave temple, it is known for its four sculptures depicting Hindu legends: the Vamana-Trivikrama legend, the Varaha legend, the Durga legend and the Gajalakshmi legend.
Mahishasuramardhini Mandapa (Cave Temple; also known as Yampuri) [1] is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century, of the Pallava dynasty.It is a rock-cut cave temple located on a hill, near a lighthouse, along with other caves in Mamallapuram.
Mamallapuram (also known as Mahabalipuram [4]), is a town in Chengalpattu district in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, best known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of 7th- and 8th-century Hindu Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram. It is one of the famous tourist sites in India. [5] The ancient name of the place is Thirukadalmallai.
Descent of the Ganges, known locally as Arjuna's Penance, [1] [2] is a monument at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Chengalpattu district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Measuring 96 by 43 feet (29 m × 13 m), it is a giant open-air rock relief carved on two monolithic rock boulders.
Varaha Cave Temple, Varaha mandapam mandapa Mahabalipuram, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu 2017: Date: Taken on 29 August 2017, 11:51: Source: Varaha Mandapam, Pallava period, 7th century, Mahabalipuram (11) Author: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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The sanctuary in all Indian religious structures, even free-standing ones, was designed to have the same cave-like feeling, as it is generally small and dark, without natural light. [5] The oldest rock-cut architecture is found in the Barabar caves , Bihar , which were built around the 3rd century BC.