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Seeyamangalam, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu · 12.4311°, 79.4664°
A Pallava cave temple cut at Seeyamangalam under Mahendravarman I in the early 7th century, among the earliest examples of rock-cut architecture in the region and holding one of the oldest surviving depictions of Nataraja; Chola and Vijayanagara additions came later.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava
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