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Tours to Mahabalipuram

Take Tours to Mahabalipuram to trace the long and glorious history. It was a thriving seaport at the time of Periplus around 1st century AD and Ptolemy around AD 140. The city was named Mahamallapuram meaning 'City of the Warriors' during the 7th century AD by King Narsimhavarman I, son of King Mahendravarman. Mahamalla meaning the 'Great Warrior' was an the title of the king. Learn on Tours of Mahabalipuram how the name of the town Mahamallapuram first corrupted to Mamallapuram and then to the Mahabalipuram, with which it is known till today.

Go on Tours to Mahabalipuram, which is an 'open-air museum' of the massive yet elegant stone edifices. These stone edifices were built by three successive Pallava Kings over a short time period of 300 years. At the time when the Narsimhavarman I built temples at Mahabalipuram and started to develop it as a seaport, the town was already an important pilgrimage spot. These temples are the finest examples of the evolution and culmination of the Dravidian style of temple architecture.

The building activities at Mahabalipuram had begun during the reign of King Mahendravarman who laid the foundations of highly structured rock cut cave-temples. He also built the Dhramaraja Mandapa.

King Mahendravarman's son, Narsimhavarman I, built many temples carved out of monolithic stone. Visit the Arjun's Penance, Rock-cut Cave Temples of Govardhanadhari and Mahishasuramardini and the Jala-Sayana Perumal Temple built by Narshimanvarman I on Tours to Mahabalipuram.

Narasimhavarman II, son of Narasimhavarman I, also known as Rajasimha was a prolific builder. He initiated the stonework structures. The biggest contribution made by Narsimhavarman II is the stupendous Shore Temple facing the sea. The Shore Temple was the last and the most outstanding temple built during the Pallava dynasty. Ever since the first western visitor wrote about Mahabalipuram in the 16th century AD, the Europeans call it as the 'Land of the Seven Pagodas' or the Land of Seven Temples although there are around 40 temples here. Explore the marvelous creation on the stone dedicated to the gods and goddesses of Hindu pantheon by the Pallava kings on Tours to Mahabalipuram.

Check out the following on Tours to Mahabalipuram:

 Temples in Mahabalipuram

 Shopping in Mahabalipuram

 Hotels in Mahabalipuram

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