“In temple architecture, nothing is randomly placed ... “I also shared some interesting details of the famous Pallava temples,” she says, pointing to Yuri's picture of a rock that is north ...

Known as Kudanthai Keezh Kottam — the temple on the eastern side of Kumbakonam — the Nageswaran temple comprises the finest elements of Pallava and Chola architecture. It is one of the temples ...

The architecture of the top part of the ... worshipped here as Vyaghrapurishwara. This temple dates back to the Pallava era as seen from evidence provided by inscriptions. However, the original ...

The others are under the sea. The Pallava kings were masters in rock cut temples and architecture. No wonder UNESCO has recognised this as a world heritage site. The site attracts maximum foreign ...

I am in Seeyamangalam, a village 80 km from Chennai with a group of friends and our agenda is to visit some of the ancient Pallava Cave Temples, built by the king Mahendravarman 1 in the 7th ...

which are renowned for their architecture. Ekambareswarar Temple, Tamil Nadu Dedicated to Lord Shiva, this ancient temple dates back to the time of the Pallava, and Chola Kings. Covering an area ...

Behind the Lingam is an image of Somaskandamurti (Siva with Parvati and son Skanda), not seen on the rear wall of the central sanctum as in the Siva temples of the Pallava age, but as a separate ...

Like the other temples constructed during this period ... a characteristic feature of the Pallava style of architecture. Various sculptures depicting different forms of Siva, such as Ravana ...

the stronghold of the Pallava kings, comprising erstwhile North Arcot, South Arcot and Chengalpet districts is Ammaiappalannur. It is home to a temple for Vishnu worshipped here as Adikesava Perumal.

I am in Seeyamangalam, a village 80 km from Chennai with a group of friends and our agenda is to visit some of the ancient Pallava Cave Temples, built by the king Mahendravarman 1 in the 7th century, ...