Varaha Cave Temple
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Varaha Cave Temple (i.e., Varaha Mandapa or the Adivaraha Cave[1]) is a rock-cut cave temple located at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal in Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of the hill top village, which is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north of the main Mahabalipurm sites of rathas and the Shore Temple.[2][3] It is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century. The temple is one of the finest testimonial to the ancient Hindu rock-cut cave architecture, out of many such caves also called mandapas. Part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, the temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as inscribed in 1984 under criteria i, ii, iii and iv.[4] The most prominent sculpture in the cave is that of the Hindu god Vishnu in the incarnated form of a Varaha or boar lifting Bhudevi, the mother earth goddess from the sea. Also carved are many mythical figures.[5]
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Mamallapuram, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India |
Part of | Main complex of Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram |
Reference | 249-001 |
Inscription | 1984 (8th Session) |
Coordinates | 12°37′03″N 80°11′56″E |