Dalavanur
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| Dalavanur Satrumalla Pallava Cave rockcut Temple | |
|---|---|
| File:N-TN-C225 Dalavanur Rockcut pallava Temple.jpg Satrumalla Pallava Cave rockcut Temple, Dalavanur, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Viluppuram |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Festivals | Maha Shivaratri |
| Location | |
| Location | Dalavanur |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country |  India |
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| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Completed | |
| Specifications | |
| Temple | One |
| Monument | One |
| Inscriptions | Found |
| Elevation | 97.73 m (321 ft) |
Dalavanur Sathrumalleswaram Pallava rockcut temple is situated between Gingee and Mandagapattu in Tamil Nadu. Attributed to the 7th-century Pallava king Mahendravarman I, the temple, cut out of the rock, is thought to have been dedicated to Shiva, and is noted for its unusual inscriptions. It is an Archaeological Survey of India site.[1][2][3]
Above the cave temple there are Jain rock bed resembles.[clarification needed]
References
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- ^ Elisabeth Beck, Pallava Rock Architecture and Sculpture (2006), Sri Aurobindo Institute of Research in Social Sciences, Puducheri, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ K R Srinavasan, Temples of the Pallavas (1964), Archaeological Survey of India
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Epigraphia Indica, Vol XII (1913-14), Archaeological Survey of India
- A. H. Longhurst, Pallava Architecture (3 vols, 1930), Archaeological Survey of India
- G Jouveau Dubreuil, Pallava Antiquities (1917), Asian Education Services, Chennai Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- South Indian Inscriptions, Vol XII, Archaeological Survey of India
- T V Mahalingam, Inscriptions of the Pallavas, Agam Prakashan, Delhi