Mamallapuram

Mamallapuram, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a tourist town 60 km south of Chennai famous for its stone carvings. Mamallapuram dates back to the Tamil Pallava dynasty in the 7th-9th century. The structures here, mostly carved straight out of granite, are among the oldest existing examples of Dravidian architecture.

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  • Visiter la "Grotte du Tigre" et marcher vers le nord (10 min.) De nouvelles fouilles archéologiques vont bientôt faire du bruit! • Le Torrivellec M.
  • Les sculpeurs de Pooncheri Pouram sont excellents: Demandez Nanthe Gjopal (l'as du marbre)! • Le Torrivellec M.
  • Bon plan (hors saison): Hôtel "Sea Breeze" à deux pas de la mer et ambiance "Salon de Musique" (Satyajit Ray-1958) surle toit-terrasse... • Le Torrivellec M.
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Mamallapuram Travel Guide is based on Mamallapuram by Inas, David M, Claus Hansen, Ikan Kekek, Pratyeka, Vidimian, Smokeyjo, iGuide and others. Mamallapuram Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.