Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
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Shore Temple
Rank 1
Ranked 1 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Temple
Shore Temple, which dates back to 8th century AD, is a combination of three shrines. This temple also includes Vishnu temple, which is constructed in between two Shiva temples. Built using blocks of granite, the structure features Dravidian style, which is a beautiful creation by Pallavas and is...
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Pancha Rathas
Rank 2
Ranked 2 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Heritage
Five Rathas is a rock-cut temple built in late 7th century by the Pallavas. These Five Rathas are named after the Pandavas and other characters of Mahabharata. Draupadi Ratha, Dharmaraja Ratha and others comprises the five rathas.
UNESCO has classified this...
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Mahishamardini Cave
Rank 3
Ranked 3 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Cave
Mahishamardini Cave is a monolithic sculpture located in the Chingleput District of Mahabalipuram. The cave dates back to mid 7th century and is one of the major sites in Mahabalipuram. Dedicated to mother goddess, there are carvings of Shiva, Parvati and Murugan in the centre of the cave. The...
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Mahabalipuram Beach
Rank 4
Ranked 4 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Beach
Mahabalipuram Beach is located at the distance of 58 km south of Chennai, lying at the shore of Bay Of Bengal. This 20 km long beach came into notice only after 20th century. The beach is popular among tourists for indulging in beach activities like sunbathing, diving, wind surfing and motor...
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Dakshinachitra
Rank 5
Ranked 5 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Heritage
Dakshinachitra is a heritage village situated on the Mahabalipuram beach and is 25 km from Chennai. Tourists visit this place to see the heritage homes from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This village is developed as a model village representing the 19th century era. The...
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Arjuna's Penance
Rank 6
Ranked 6 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Heritage
Arjuna's Penance is approximately 30 m long and 9 m high relief that is made on two massive boulders. It is one of the most popular popular 7th and 8th century stone carvings at Mahabalipuram. The carving has figures of Gods, semi divine creatures, beasts, birds and animals like elephants and...
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Trimurti Cave Temple
Rank 7
Ranked 7 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Temple
Trimurti Cave Temple is a 7th century ancient rock-cut temple, which is built on a 100 ft high cliff. The temple is located towards the north of Ganesha Ratha. This cave temple is devoted to three supreme gods of Hindus, Brahma-the creator, Vishnu-the preserver and Shiva-the destroyer....
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Varaha Cave Temple
Rank 8
Ranked 8 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Temple
- Entry: Paid
Varaha Cave Temple is a monolithic rock-cut temple with a mandapam. This cave dates back to 7th century and is constructed on the rocky walls of the granite hill. On the walls of mandapam, Lord Vishnu as Varaha along with the boar, holding Bhudevi, the earth goddess in his arms, is sculptured...
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Thirukalukundram
Rank 9
Ranked 9 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Temple
Thirukalukundram is a temple situated on top of the hill and is at a distance of 15 km from the west of Mahabalipuram. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and has beautiful inscriptions in Dutch, English and ancient Indian language.
The presiding deities in this temple are of...
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Krishna's Butterball
Rank 10
Ranked 10 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Heritage
Krishna's Butterball is a large rock balanced on the hillside on the other side of the Mahabalipuram beach. It is a huge boulder located on a hill slope near the Ganesh Ratha. The rock is around 5 m in diameter and is resting on 45 degree angle and is famous spot among tourists.
It...
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Sculpture Museum
Rank 11
Ranked 11 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Museum
- Entry: Paid
Sculpture Museum in Mahabalipuram has approximately more than 3,000 collections of sculptures of gods and goddesses. These are monolithic statues depicting the reign of Gupta Empire, which are carved out from rocks. Buddhist sculptures are also present in this museum along with Hindu mythological...
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Ganesh Ratha Temple
Rank 12
Ranked 12 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Temple
Ganesh Ratha Temple is a beautiful temple in Mahabalipuram constructed by the Pallavas. This structure is built in Dravidian style and is located towards the north of Arjuna Penance. It has been beautifully carved out from a rock that resembles a chariot.
Earlier, this temple was lord...
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Thirukadalmallai Temple
Rank 13
Ranked 13 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Temple
Thirukadalmallai Temple is built by the Pallava King at Mahabalipuram to protect the sculptures from the waves of ocean. This temple is devoted to Lord Vishnu, known as Valavendai Gnanapiran. It is also popular for its Adivaraha shrine near the seashore. After the completion of the temple, the...
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Dharmaraja Cave
Rank 14
Ranked 14 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Cave
Dharmaraja Cave is a 7th century artistic cave temple structure, which has three empty shrines. For these three deities, there are three garbagrihams (cells), which are empty at present. This cave is also called as Atyantakama mandapam as per the inscriptions.
Next to mahamandapam are...
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Tiger's Cave
Rank 15
Ranked 15 of 15Places to Visit in Mahabalipuram
- Type: Cave
Tiger's Cave is located near Salurankuppam village at a distance of 5 km to the north of Mahabalipuram. The shrine in this rock-cut cave temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga. The carvings in this cave depict the story of an event occurred in life of Goddess Durga.
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