There is a place in our country where stones sing, laughs, they speak stories. His songs and stories show the ancient culture of India, religious belief, artistic and the excellent form of architectural and craft art. To listen to the music of these stones and to get acquainted with India's ancient culture, history and art, tourists come from all over the world. Mahabalipuram is a pilgrimage from a religious point of view and view of art, therefore, besides the devotees of religious perseverance, art lovers are also keen to come here.
Narasimha Varman (the first), son of Mahendravarman, built Mahabalipuram (Mahabalipuram) in the middle of the seventh century. It was a fully developed city in the reign of the Pallava dynasty situated on the banks of the Bay of Bengal in the south, 45 km from Chennai. It was the famous harbor around the first century AD. In 600-800 AD, Pallava ruler made it his business port. At that time, the harbor was in excellent condition. From this harbor, precious stone, mung-pearl, gem-ruby etc. were sent to foreigners.
It is said that Scotland, an engineer Mackenzie mentioned the art estate of Mahabalipuram for the first time, in which the people got information about the art and splendor. After Ajanta, the tradition of sculpture of south India was especially highlighted. Her hallucination is seen here. Taking the Ganga river on the ground from the Himalayas right in front of a huge rock, it was a human effort which Bhagirath could have done. The sculptures made here by cutting the rocks are seen to be filled with freshness in their pure texture and are awake.
Mahabalipuram has many names like Mammalapuram, Maulai, Chavan Mallai. Before today, about 600 years ago in southern India, the rulers of the Pallava dynasty ruled. This empire was famous as the Tondaimandalam city. Its capital was Kanchipuram. The lioness of the Pallava dynasty, Vishnu and his son, Mahendra Verman were the great patriots and art lovers. Mahendra Varman constructed many cave temples. There is a statue of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh in the cave temple of Mandapgarh, situated in Onkot district. This temple is an excellent example of ancient craft art. Statue of Mahabalipuram shows the everyday life of the common man. It is true that the image of Gods and Goddess is in abundance but the common man has not left much behind. Seeing all the temples, gopurams, airplanes and caves, the person who lives in everyday life is not seen missing.
History of Mahabalipuram
Mahabalipuram Religious Centers In the seventh century, Hindu Pallava king Narasimha Dev Verman, who was also known as Mamalla, was established and therefore it has also been called Mamallapuram. The ancient coins of China, Persia and Rome, found here, show that the first harbor would have been here. Here is a temple built on the Pallava temples and monuments built in the seventh and the eighth century, the temple of Arjuna, the Ganpada temple with the Ganavavataran statues made of rocks, and the Shiv Temple on the beach. These temples are considered glorious examples of ancient architecture of India. At the time of Pallavas, the South Indian culture reached the peak of progress. In this period, majority of people from South India were settled in Greater India, especially Siam, Cambodia, Malaya and Indonesia, and after reaching there they established new Indian colonies. The lamppost located on a hill near Mahabalipuram was built to protect the sea journeys. Near the same time, the ultimate temple of seventeen will be giving the last message of the motherland to travelers traveling on foreign tours. This city has five chariots or monolithic temples, the remnants of those seven temples, due to which this city is also called Saptapagoda.
