warrior. He was given the title Mamalla which means ‘the great wrestler’ so
the name was converted from Mahabalipuram to mahabalipuram considering
the great king and his achievements.It is believed that there were seven
magnificent temples what are known as the seven pagodas, built near the
sea share. But the lonely survivor is the shore temples. It was originally
constructed during the 7th century and later it was Narasimha Varman II,
(Rajasimha) completed the skilled work in his rule. This is one of the oldest of
the south Indian Temples which were structural temples constructed in the
nature Dravidian style. There are three temples of which two Shiva Temples
face east and west respectively. The other one is the Vishnu Temple. The
Vishnu temples were built by Narasimha Varman I and the other two were
built by Narasimha Varman II. One can find the beautifully carved twin
Dwarka Palaks (gate keepers) at the entrance of the east facing Shiva
Temples. On both sides of the temple inside are the marvelous sculptures of
Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu with their better halves. The top part of the
Shivalinga figure inside the temple is found damaged. There are sculptures of
Somaskanda - lord Shiva with his better half, Parvati, and his sons, Skanda
and Ganesha are found on the near wall. Apart from Lord Shiva’s sculpture,
one can find the sculptures of Narasimha and Goddess Durgha also.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 16:
On time transfer to the airport to connect flight for your
onward destination.
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