Mahabalipuram

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Mahabalipuram is an ancient coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its UNESCO-listed rock-cut temples and stone-carved monuments from the Pallava dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
town ⓘ
architectureStyle Dravidian architecture ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
associatedRuler Narasimhavarman I ⓘ
Narasimhavarman II ⓘ
linked to: Narasimhavarman I
builtBy Pallava kings ⓘ
linked to: Pallava dynasty
climate tropical wet and dry ⓘ
coastalFeature sandy beaches ⓘ
country India ⓘ
distanceFromChennai about 60 km ⓘ
district Chengalpattu district ⓘ
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 7th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
formerName Mamallapuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod Pallava dynasty ⓘ
knownFor ancient port ⓘ
bas-relief sculptures ⓘ
cave temples ⓘ
monolithic rathas ⓘ
rock-cut temples ⓘ
shore temples ⓘ
stone-carved monuments ⓘ
language Tamil ⓘ
locatedNear Chennai ⓘ
locatedOn Bay of Bengal ⓘ
Coromandel Coast ⓘ
majorMonument Arjuna's Penance ⓘ
Descent of the Ganges ⓘ
Ganesha Ratha ⓘ
Krishna Mandapam ⓘ
Krishna's Butterball ⓘ
Mahishasuramardini Cave ⓘ
linked to: Varaha Cave Temple

Pancha Rathas ⓘ
Shore Temple ⓘ
Varaha Cave Temple ⓘ
material granite ⓘ
primaryDeityDepicted Durga ⓘ
linked to: Devi

Shiva ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
state Tamil Nadu ⓘ
timeZone IST ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1984 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
UTCOffset +5:30 ⓘ

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Coromandel Coast → hasCity → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Coromandel Coast → hasLandmark → Mahabalipuram shore temples ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
South India → hasUNESCOSite → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Tamil Nadu → contains → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Tamil Nadu → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Mahabalipuram → formerName → Mamallapuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Mahabalipuram → UNESCOSiteName → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Pallava dynasty → patronizedSite → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Chengalpattu district → contains → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Chengalpattu district → hasAttraction → Mahabalipuram monuments ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Chengalpattu district → knownFor → Mahabalipuram UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram → locatedIn → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
subject linked to: shore temples
Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram → partOf → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
subject linked to: shore temples
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Narasimhavarman I → associatedWith → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Pancha Rathas → locatedIn → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Pancha Rathas → partOf → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Descent of the Ganges → locatedIn → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Descent of the Ganges → town → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Descent of the Ganges → partOf → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Varaha Cave Temple → locatedIn → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Varaha Cave Temple → town → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Varaha Cave Temple → partOf → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Krishna Mandapam → locatedIn → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Krishna Mandapam → partOf → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Krishna Mandapam → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Ganesha Ratha → locatedIn → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Ganesha Ratha → partOf → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Krishna's Butterball → locatedIn → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Krishna's Butterball → town → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Krishna's Butterball → near → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Krishna's Butterball → municipality → Mamallapuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Shore Temple → locatedIn → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Shore Temple → partOf → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Arjuna's Penance → locatedIn → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Arjuna's Penance → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Arjuna's Penance → partOf → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Masroor rock-cut temples → comparedTo → Mahabalipuram rock-cut temples ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Kalpakkam → nearbyLandmark → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
East Coast Road → nearbyAttraction → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Pallava architecture → capitalCenter → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Pallava architecture → majorSite → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in India → hasSite → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
South Asian art → hasImportantSite → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Cliffs of India → hasPart → Mahabalipuram coastal rock cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Krishna's Butter Ball → locatedIn → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Krishna's Butter Ball → town → Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Krishna's Butter Ball → near → Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
Krishna's Butter Ball → near → UNESCO World Heritage Site monuments in Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram