Shore Temple

Chengalpattu district, India

Also known as: mahabalipuramकिनारा मन्दिरमहाबलिपुरम के तट मन्दिरਕਿਨਾਰੇ ਮੰਦਰமாமல்லபுரம் கடற்கரைக் கோயில்షోర్ దేవాలయంಶೋರ್ ಟೆಂಪಲ್ഷോർ ക്ഷേത്രംවෙරළාන්ත දේවාලය

Mamallapuram shore temple - 2007.
Photo: mckaysavage via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

The Shore Temple is a complex of temples and shrines that overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is located in Mahabalipuram, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India.[2]

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Key facts

Founded732 CE[1]
Heritage listingMonument of National Importance[1]
LocationChengalpattu district, India
StatusActive

History

  1. 732 CE — Founded / built[1]

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q1144279 — Wikidata
  2. Shore Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia