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1. Krishna's Butter Ball
4.0
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Rock Monuments
Historical Sites
Mahabalipuram
760m from downtown
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2. Shore Temple
3.6
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法祖尔
Mamallapuram, also known as Seven Pagodas or Mahabalipuram, is a town in Chengalpattu district in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is on the coastline 58 kilometres (36 mi) south of the city of Chennai. An ancient historic town and a bustling seaport in the 1st millennium CE, now a beachside tourism center with a group of Hindu monuments declared as UNESCO world heritage site, it is one of the most visited towns in South India.[1][3] Mamallapuram was one of two major port cities by the 7th century within the Pallava kingdom. Along with economic prosperity, it became a center of a group of battle monuments carved out of rock. These are dated to the 7th and 8th centuries: rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air rock reliefs such as the famous Descent of the Ganges, and the Shore Temple dedicated to Shiva, Durga, Vishnu, Krishna and others.[1][3] The contemporary town plan was established by the British Raj in 1827.Neolithic burial urn, cairn circles and jars with burials dating to the 1st century BC have been discovered near Mamallapuram. The Sangam age poem Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai relates the rule of King Thondaiman Ilam Thiraiyar at Kanchipuram of the Tondai Nadu port Nirppeyyaru which scholars identify with the present-day Mamallapuram. Chinese coins and Roman coins of Theodosius I in the 4th century CE have been found at Mamallapuram revealing the port as an active hub of global trade in the late classical period. Two Pallava coins bearing legends read as Srihari and Srinidhi have been found at Mamallapuram. The Pallava kings ruled Mamallapuram from Kanchipuram; the capital of the Pallava dynasty from the 3rd century to 9th century CE, and used the port to launch trade and diplomatic missions to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.Mamallapuram Shore Temple View from beachAn 8th-century Tamil text written by Thirumangai Alvar described this place as Sea Mountain ‘where the ships rode at anchor bent to the
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3. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
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4. Mahishasura Rock
2.6
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Mahabalipuram
1km from downtown
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5. Dr MGR Memorial
4.1
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based on 87 reviews
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Chennai
49.7km from Mahabalipuram
Opens at 10:00
6. Krishna Mandapam
2.4
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based on 146 reviews
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926m from downtown
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7. Mahatma Gandhi Statue
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47.3km from Mahabalipuram
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8. Vivekananda House
3.6
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Chennai
47.9km from Mahabalipuram
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9. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial
3.5
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Sriperumbudur
45.7km from Mahabalipuram
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10. Tiger Cave
3.5
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Kanchipuram
3.7km from Mahabalipuram
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