Храмовый комплекс в Махабалипураме / Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

Эта группа монументов была вырезана вз скале на Коромандельском побережье в 7-ом и 8-ом веках.

Inscribed :1984
Criteria:C (i) (ii) (iii) (vi)

Brief description:
This group of sanctuaries, founded by The Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along The Coromandel coast in The 7th and 8th centuries. It is known especially for itsrathas (temples in The form of chariots),mandapas(cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as The famous ’Descent of The Ganges’, and The temple of Rivage, with thousands of sculptures to The glory of Shiva.