Mahabalipuram

Shore Temple

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Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with extraordinary 7th-century Pallava dynasty rock-cut temples and monolithic rathas. The Shore Temple standing against the Bay of Bengal and Arjuna's Penance bas-relief are among India's greatest architectural treasures.