The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram is a collection of 7th- and 8th-century CE religious monuments in the coastal resort town of Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India and is a UNESCO World Heritage Sit
Mamallapuram view
L'Ascèse d'Arjuna
Cinq Ratha General
1911 advertising postcard of a portion of the Seven Pagodas
Pancha Rathas
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Pancha Rathas is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Chengalpattu district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Pancha Rathas is an example of monol
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
…of diorite and granite in sand, carving legends in stone. The best-known are the five monolithic structures projecting above the beach, known as the Five Rathas or the Pandava Rathas. In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas are five brothers with a common wife, Draupadi. Although the symbolism and grouping of the…
Five Rathas of Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), 630–668 AD
Dharmaraja Ratha
Bhima Ratha
Arjuna Ratha