the town was known to ancient mariners as “Seven Pagodas” alluding to the Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram. Mahabalipuram literally means ‘city of the Great Bali’. Derived from Mamallapuram ...

The myths of Mahabalipuram were first documented by British traveller James Goldingham, who visited the South Indian coastal town in 1798. Back then it was known to sailors as the Seven Pagodas.

By the plane shape, there are square, hexagonal, octagonal, twelve-sided and circular pagodas; by the number of storeys, there are single-, three-, five-, seven- and nine-storeyed ones ...

The myths of Mahabalipuram were first documented by British traveller James Goldingham, who visited the South Indian coastal town in 1798. Back then it was known to sailors as the Seven Pagodas.

Some believe Mahabalipuram’s ancient structures are far older than historians claim, with legends linking it to the mythical Seven Pagodas, an ancient city swallowed by the sea. Perched right on ...