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Why is Mamallapuram famous?
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- Cultural Traditions in India, 750-1200
Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), on the Coromandel coast south of Chennai, was raised as a Pallava port-town chiefly under Narasimhavarman I, who bore the title "Mamalla" (the great wrestler) in the mid-7th century CE, and was carried further by his successor Narasimhavarman II Rajasimha around 700-728 CE. Its fame rests less on scenic appeal than on its…
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