The Shore temple | Mamallapuram
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- In the 8th century, temple builders broke free from monolithic constraints, creating south India's first structural rock temples. Discover how the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram marks a revolutionary step in temple architecture.
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1. Brihadishwara Temple, Thanjavur
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2. Srirangam Rajagopuram, Trichy
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3. Mandagapattu rock-cut cave temple
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4. Mamandur rock cut caves
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5. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, India
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6. Ranganathaswamy temple, Tiruchirappalli
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7. Ramanathaswamy temple, Rameswaram
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8. Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram, India
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9. Brihadishwara Temple, Thanjavur
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10. Mamallapuram Shore Temple, view from the beach
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11. The Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram, India
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12. Shore temple at Mamallapuram
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Beautiful piece of history in less than 2 mins
I live nearby, and fishermen frequently catch their nets on the temples, buildings, and sculptures underwater near the Shore Temple. And yes, when the waters receded just before the 2004 tsunami, it revealed many perfectly preserved buildings and temples, even roads, submerged for 1200 years, if legend is to be believed.
I don't believe the fact that till 8 century kings had no knowledge of building temples by placing stones one over the other. They were doing that from times unknown
I heard in the Tamil community, bricks,mortar were used to build temples during Sangam times. Stone was not seen as auspicious since 1. they were used as memory stone for the dead (called as Nadukal) and 2. Stones were used in Buddhist and Jain temples. So, stone was unacceptable by Tamil Hindus at that time. It was only during the later period, Pallavas revolutionised by introducing stones as the main material for temples by introducing cave temples and monolithic structures. This was done because temples made with stone withstand extreme weather conditions like floods. Later they started building structured temples, so they don't have to build temples at the stone source and can raise them to whatever height you want.
Very nice. I would like to mention Kailasanathar temple at Kanchipuram is a prototype for many more temples.
I've heard Kanchi Kailasanatha temple has inspired Raja Raja Chola to build Thanjavur Raja Rajeshwaram (Big Temple) in his capital. This temple needs to be protected at all costs - very inspiring one temple enthusiasts.
@@tharun541 Agree
And a trivia…both the shore temple and the “one and only” Kailasanathar temple were built by the same king: Rajasimhan aka Narasimhavarman II
@@ramakrishnannagarajan2100 Isn't that great to build two magnificent temples! Rajasimha adored Somaskanda since his father's name was Parameshwaran. He thought himself as Skanda / Muruga, son of Shiva. So a lot of Somaskanda panels appear in Kanchi Kailasanatha temple. Somaskanda panel led to the wrong conclusion by scholars that Ganesha worship didn't exist until Pallava times and Ganesha was Vatapi import by Paranjothi. Later, the discovery of Sangam Tamil letters found in Pillayarpatti Ganesha idol concluded Pillaiyar worship existed during Sangam times
@@tharun541 totally agree. Rajasimhan was a Rararajan of Pallavas (at least when it comes to temples). And, on Pillayarpatti…yes it’s one of the earliest Pandiya kudaivarai temples.
🎉good job storytrails
The six submerged temples were visible when the sea receded during 2004 tsunami.
My God, i had to watch a full ad for stupid Pantene (didn't allow me to skip), before i finally got to see the temple story...
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@@varoonnone7159 i did it eventually, yes. Thank u.