Tales of Mahabalipuram

 Mahabalipuram 

The still waves and sun rising on the banks of BAY OF BENGAL is a refreshing treat to the eyes.

 You will surely add this temple to your GO-TO list after reading the tales mentioned below.

 

SHORE TEMPLE  

Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram an ancient  port city in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. Once  upon a time  it  was rushing  seaport  and  trading  centre.  It is also called  as Group  of  monuments .

 

Rushing beach ,still ancient temples are not only the elements that complete  Mahabalipuram in a historical way , there are some great rock cut monuments , cave monuments , sculptures which throw light into its history and  give a glimpse of a typical historical site. 

It has become a major tourist attraction in past few years. Heading around 56 kilometres from Chennai. Mahabalipuram was built by  one of the Pallava king Narsimhavarman  in 7 th  century . It is one of oldest cities in India. It is a town on a strip of land.

Mamallpuram is its ancient name which got its name from the significance of its king Narsimhvaraman he was a great wrestler and fighter of his kingdom and that time .He was called "Mamallan" meaning Great wrestler and the town got its name as  Mamallapuram.

SHORE TEMPLE

Built in 7th BC it is one of those three temples built in such a way the first rays of the sun rays fall on main east facing fluted lingam(SHIVA-LINGA)..  It was down beneath the sand but the tsunami led to the exposure of many rock cut temples,inscriptions ,sculptures .

Later ,archaeologists found out an underwater site 700m east of the temple where sculptures,blocks of rectangular stones were found .