Saturday, February 11, 2017

Mahabalipuram, The Shore Temple in India

Mahabalipuram
Madras

This postcard is unused.

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 In 1969, Madras State was renamed to Tamil Nadu, meaning "Tamil country".

Mamallapuram, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a town in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.

The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Was just reading mention of this temple in Paul Scott’s The Jewel in the Crown. It is very beautiful and mysterious.