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  2. Indian rock-cut architecture - Wikipedia

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    A rock cut temple is carved from a large rock and excavated and cut to imitate a wooden or masonry temple with wall decorations and works of art. Pancha Rathas is an example of monolith Indian rock cut architecture dating from the late 7th century located at Mamallapuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  3. Pancha Rathas - Wikipedia

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    Pancha Rathas is an example of monolithic Indian rock-cut architecture. The complex was initially thought to have carved during the reign of King Narasimhavarman I (630–668 CE). However, historians such as Nagaswamy attributed all of monuments in Mahabalipuram to Narasimhavarman II (c. 690–725 CE) with the discovery of new inscriptions. [1]

  4. List of rock-cut temples in India - Wikipedia

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    Rock Cut Temple, Masroor. Masroor Rock Cut Temple; Fifteen rock-cut temples in the Indo-Aryan style are richly carved. This is a unique monolithic structure in the sub-Himalayan region. The main shrine contains three stone images of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita. The temple complex is located on a hill and has a large rectangular water pond.

  5. Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription - Wikipedia

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    The temple and these upper level Jain monuments are dated to between the 7th and 11th century. A small Saptamatrika temple, a spring called Saraswati Tirtha, and the Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription monument are found near the foot of the south face of the hill. The last is dated between the 8th and 13th century.

  6. Ellora Caves - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The complex is a leading example of Indian rock-cut architecture, and several are not strictly "caves" in that they have no roof. Cave 16 features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world, the Kailash temple, a chariot-shaped monument dedicated to the god Shiva.

  7. Buddhist caves in India - Wikipedia

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    The Buddhist caves in India form an important part of Indian rock-cut architecture, and are among the most prolific examples of rock-cut architecture around the world. [1] There are more than 1,500 known rock cut structures in India , out of which about 1000 were made by Buddhists (mainly between 200 BCE and 600 CE), 300 by Hindus (from 600 CE ...

  8. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram - Wikipedia

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    Mandapas also refer to rock-cut cave temples or shrines, built according to the same concept, and Mamallapuram has many mandapas [3] dated to the 7th and 8th centuries. [31] The Mamallapuram cave temples are incomplete, which has made them a significant source of information about how cave monuments were excavated and built in 7th-century India ...

  9. Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram) - Wikipedia

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    Descent of the Ganges, known locally as Arjuna's Penance, [1] [2] is a monument at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Chengalpattu district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Measuring 96 by 43 feet (29 m × 13 m), it is a giant open-air rock relief carved on two monolithic rock boulders.

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