Mahabalipuram: Mamallapuram (also known as Mahabalipuram [3])

Mamallapuram (also known as Mahabalipuram [3]), is a town in Chengalpattu district in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, best known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of 7th- and 8th-century Hindu Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram . Find the top-rated and best-reviewed tours and activities in Mahabalipuram for 2025. Choose from over 150,000 travel activities in one app, wherever you're traveling. The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram is a collection of 7th- and 8th-century CE religious monuments in the coastal resort town of Mahabalipuram , Tamil Nadu, India and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1][2][3] It is on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Chennai. [1] The site has 40 ancient monuments and Hindu temples, [4] including one of the largest open-air rock reliefs in the world: the Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna's Penance. [1][5] The ... Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram is a historic city and UNESCO World Heritage site in Tamil Nadu, India. During the reign of the Pallava dynasty, between the 3rd century CE and 7th century CE, it became...