The Shore Temple is a structural monument built in the 7th century overlooking the Bay of Bengal at the rocky outcrop supervising the shoreline at Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram. A small rural area towards south of the Chennai city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Mahabalipuram was a popular port adorned with many architectural splendors during the 7th and 8th centuries when the Pallava Dynasty was ruling. The major attractions in the city are its several temples and rock-cut monuments that exhibit a stunning fusion of memorable past and inborn splendor. Most of these monuments are built according to the Dravidian temple style and Pallava sculpture. Constructed from the finely cut local granite, the shore is the live testimony of the Indian royal legacy. The Pallava ruler Narasimha  [...]