Pancha Rathas

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Pancha Rathas is a group of monolithic rock-cut temples from the 7th-century Pallava period, renowned for their unique chariot-shaped architecture and intricate carvings in Mahabalipuram, India.

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Pancha Rathas canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
rock-cut temple complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
builtBy Pallava dynasty ⓘ
builtDuring 7th century ⓘ
Pallava period ⓘ
linked to: Pallava dynasty
conservationAuthority Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo figures from the Mahabharata ⓘ
hasFeature chariot-shaped structures ⓘ
intricate carvings ⓘ
monolithic temples ⓘ
unfinished temples ⓘ
hasPart Arjuna Ratha ⓘ
linked to: Dharmaraja Ratha

Bhima Ratha ⓘ
linked to: Dharmaraja Ratha

Dharmaraja Ratha ⓘ
Draupadi Ratha ⓘ
Nakula Sahadeva Ratha ⓘ
hasRelief animal figures ⓘ
deities and celestial beings ⓘ
mythological scenes ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
monolithic rock ⓘ
namedAfter Draupadi ⓘ
five Pandava brothers ⓘ
nearestCity Chennai ⓘ
numberOfTemples 5 ⓘ
orientation north-south alignment ⓘ
partOf Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
patron Narasimhavarman I ⓘ
periodOfConstructionEnd circa 668 CE ⓘ
periodOfConstructionStart circa 630 CE ⓘ
primaryDeity Durga ⓘ
linked to: Goddess Durga

Shiva ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
state Tamil Nadu ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1984 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 249 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahabalipuram → majorMonument → Pancha Rathas ⓘ
Pallava dynasty → built → Pancha Rathas ⓘ
Narasimhavarman I → associatedWith → Pancha Rathas ⓘ
Ganesha Ratha → nearbyMonument → Pancha Rathas ⓘ
Pallava architecture → majorMonument → Pancha Rathas ⓘ