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Mahishasuramardini Mandapa

Mamallapuram, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · 12.6167°, 80.1917°

Durga as MahishasuramardiniPallavaRock-cut
Sacred since
630 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
late 7th c. (Pallava)
Pallava

History & significance

A Pallava rock-cut cave shrine of Narasimhavarman Mahamalla's reign at Mamallapuram, part of the UNESCO-listed Group of Monuments; its three relief panels show Durga defeating the buffalo demon, the reclining Vishnu, and Somaskanda.

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Sources

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