Mamallapuram

Mamallapuram

Mahabalipuram
Mamallapuram Mahabalipuram
Suburban of Chennai city
	Mamallapuram
	The town of Mahabalipuram
	Mamallapuram
	Coordinates: 12°37′11″N 80°11′40″E / 12.61972°N 80.19444°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chengalpattu
Founded by	Kundavai Shiva
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	15,172
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	603104
Telephone code	91–44
Vehicle registration	TN-19

Mamallapuram (also known as Mahabalipuram^[3]), is a town in Chengalpattu district in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, best known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of 7th- and 8th-century Hindu Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram. It is one of the famous tourist sites in India.^[1] The ancient name of the place is Thirukadalmallai. It is a part of Chennai Metropolitan Area. It is a satellite town of Chennai.

Mamallapuram was one of two major port cities in the Pallava kingdom. The town was named after Pallava king Narasimhavarman I, who was also known as Mamalla. Along with economic prosperity, it became the site of a group of royal monuments, many carved out of the living rock. These are dated to the 7th and 8th centuries: rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), the giant open-air rock relief the Descent of the Ganges, and the Shore Temple dedicated to Shiva.^[1]^[4] The contemporary town plan was established by the British Raj in 1827.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c Mamallapuram Archived 4 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia Britannica
^ Kathiresan, Rajesh Kumar. "TN Motor Vehicle Registration". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ Subburaj, V. (December 2006). Tourist Guide to Chennai. Sura Books. p. 17. ISBN 978-81-7478-040-9. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 399. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8.
^ Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th Edition (1982), Vol. VI, p. 497

[britmamalla-1] Mamallapuram Archived 4 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia Britannica

[2] Kathiresan, Rajesh Kumar. "TN Motor Vehicle Registration". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[3] Subburaj, V. (December 2006). Tourist Guide to Chennai. Sura Books. p. 17. ISBN 978-81-7478-040-9. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[Lochtefeld2002p399-4] James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 399. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8.

[5] Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th Edition (1982), Vol. VI, p. 497

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