Worldheritagesite - Blog Posts
Shores of Mahabalipuram .. #morning #surf #surfersparadise #surfinglife #beachesaroundtheworld #eastcoast #india #funday #trav3lr #beachlifestyle #shores #bluesky #beachfront #explore #worldheritagesite #unesco #mamallapuram #chennai (at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India)
Ancient carvings. Dwarapalas(guards) guarding the central chamber which has the famous somaskhanda panel of shiva and parvathi wearing kiriti-mukhut (crown)along with their son skanda in mahishasuramardine cave temple (7th century AD). #preserved #history #skanda #indian #mythology #ancientarchitecture #archeology #ancientart #gods #pallavas #worldheritagesite #cave #temple #shiva #lordshiva #sculptures #rockcarving #granite #instagram #ancienttemple #religion #traditions #explorer (at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India)
Tiger caves. Built by pallavas in the 8th century AD, this rock cut temple complex gets its name from the tiger head carvings on the top.The discovery of an inscription on this complex in 2005 led to the excavations of subramaniah temple. #manmade #tiger #worldheritagesite #natgeotravel #outlooktraveller #timetravel #ancient #ancientarchitecture #history #archeology #rock #sculpture #trav3lr (at Tigers Cave)