One of the oldest stone temples in #TamilNadu, the #ShoreTemple gets its name for being situated on the banks of Bay of Bengal.
#DidYouKnow that many other temples in close proximity came to light during the Tsunami, exposing the top of those submerged temples.
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#Mamallapuram or #Mahabalipuram, is a town 50km south of Chennai, known for its magnificent world-heritage listed temples, carvings that inflame the imagination and coastal beauty that are impossibly picture-perfect.
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The Tiger Cave is a rock-cut Hindu temple complex located in the hamlet of #Saluvankuppam near #Mahabalipuram in #TamilNadu, India. It gets its name from the carvings of tiger heads on the mouth of a cave which forms a part of the complex. The ₹TigerCave is considered to be one of the Mahabalipuram rock-cut temples constructed by the Pallavas in the 8th century AD. The site is located on the Bay of Bengal coast and is a popular picnic spot and tourist destination. The temple is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

#GaneshaRatha is a temple in #Kancheepuram district, #TamilNadu, India. It is one of ten rathas ("chariots") carved out of pink granite within the group of monuments of the Pallava Period at #Mahabalipuram, a #UNESCO-inscribed #WorldHeritageSite since 1984. The ratha is an example of monolith Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late seventh century during the reign of King Mahendravarman I and his son Narasimhavarman I. Initially constructed with a Shiva Linga, it is now deified with a Ganesha deity after the linga was removed.