Ganesha Ratha

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Ganesha Ratha is a monolithic rock-cut temple at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its Pallava-era architecture dedicated to the Hindu deity Ganesha.

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Ganesha Ratha canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
Pallava-era monument ⓘ
monolithic temple ⓘ
rock-cut temple ⓘ
approximateConstructionCentury 7th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle Pallava architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty Pallava dynasty ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Narasimhavarman I ⓘ
Pallava dynasty ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance example of early Dravidian temple architecture ⓘ
important pilgrimage site for Ganesha devotees ⓘ
currentDeity Ganesha ⓘ
dedicatedTo Ganesha ⓘ
district Chengalpattu district ⓘ
facesDirection east ⓘ
hasBasePlan rectangular ⓘ
hasFeature Dravidian architectural elements ⓘ
monolithic rock-cut structure ⓘ
pillared mandapa ⓘ
sculpted façade ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Grantha script ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Mahabalipuram ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
managedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
nearbyMonument Arjuna’s Penance ⓘ
linked to: Arjuna's Penance

Krishna Mandapa ⓘ
linked to: Krishna Mandapam

Pancha Rathas ⓘ
numberOfEntrancePillars four ⓘ
numberOfStoreys one ⓘ
originallyDedicatedTo Shiva ⓘ
partOf Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram ⓘ
linked to: Mahabalipuram
protectionStatus protected monument of national importance ⓘ
region Coromandel Coast ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roofType curvilinear shikhara ⓘ
sanctumContains image of Ganesha ⓘ
state Tamil Nadu ⓘ
templePlanType chariot-shaped shrine ⓘ
ratha-type temple ⓘ
tourismType heritage tourism attraction ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 249 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1984 ⓘ

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

Mahabalipuram → majorMonument → Ganesha Ratha ⓘ