Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tamil Nadu, impresses visitors with its rock-cut architecture and monuments ...

Pancha Rathas and Shore Temple. The Shore Temple that survived Tsunami The most famous shore temple of Mahabalipuram was the worst hit during the 2004 tsunami. However, the strong structure ...

The Pancha Rathas were never completed and never used for worship—yet they remain one of Mahabalipuram’s greatest mysteries. The elephant sculpture beside the Bhima Ratha—so lifelike it ...

Mahabalipuram, situated about 60 km south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, is an ancient port town known for its stone carvings and stone temples. Built largely between the 7th and the 9th centuries, the ...

If you thought there were only sunny beaches to see, you should know that Mahabalipuram is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.