Mahabalipuram

This guidebook on Mahabalipuram is part of the World Heritage Series being published by the Achological Survey of India.

Mahabalipuram, is situated on the Coromandel coast, 58 kms to the south of Chennai. It was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO IN 1984 for its stunning range of monuments, dating from the sixth to the tenth century AD, that include stone rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), the famous Shore temple and giant bas reliefs carved on granite rocks.