Varaha Cave Temple
Chengalpattu district, India
Also known as: वराह गुफा मंदिरமாமல்லபுரம் வராக மண்டபம்వరాహ గుహాలయంವರಾಹ ಗುಹಾ ದೇವಾಲಯවරාහ ලෙන් දේවාලය
Varaha Cave Temple is a rock-cut cave temple located at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal in Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of the hill top village, which is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north of the main Mahabalipurm sites of rathas and the Shore Temple. 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 Hindu 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]
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Key facts
| Heritage listing | Monument of National Importance[1] |
|---|---|
| Location | Chengalpattu district, India |
| Status | Active |
Sources
- Wikidata Q7915405 — Wikidata
- Varaha Cave Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia