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Avanibhajana Pallaveshwaram Temple

Seeyamangalam, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu · 12.4311°, 79.4664°

Shiva (Stambeswarar)PallavaRock-cut
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
early 7th c. (Mahendravarman I)
Pallava

History & significance

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.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava