Panchapandava Cave Temple
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Panchapandava Cave Temple (also known as Pancha Pandava Temples and Mandapa of the Five Pandavas) is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mandapa (rock sanctuary) is part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram.[1] It is the largest cave temple in Mahabalipuram.[citation needed] It is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century. The temple is one of the finest testimonial to the ancient Vishwakarma Sthapathis, of rock-cut cave architecture, out of many such caves also called mandapas. Part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, the temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as inscribed in 1984 under criteria i, ii, iii and iv.[2]
Panchapandava Cave Temple | |
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Pancha Pandava Temples Mandapa of the Five Pavadas | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Kanchipuram district |
Location | |
Location | Mahabalipuram |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 12.6167°N 80.1917°E / 12.6167; 80.1917 |
Architecture | |
Type | Dravidian Architecture |
Creator | Narasimhavarman I Mamalla of Pallava Dynasty |
Completed | c. 7th-century |
Temple(s) | 5 |
Inscriptions | UNESCO Inscription as a World Heritage Site in 1984 titled Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram[1] |