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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Mandagapattu Tirumurti Temple
Mandagapattu, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu · 12.1077°, 79.4566°
Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu (Trimurti)PallavaRock-cut
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
early 7th c. (Pallava)
Pallava
History & significance
A rock-cut cave shrine at Mandagapattu in Viluppuram district, excavated for Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu and attributed to the Pallava king Mahendravarman I. It is the oldest stone shrine in Tamil Nadu to have been discovered and securely dated.