GK
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Sanapur
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Mahabalipuram
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Calicut
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Patna
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Detailed explanation-1: -Shore Temple, complex of elegant shrines (c. 700 ce), one among a number of Hindu monuments at Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), on the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu state, India. It is considered the finest early example of medieval southern Indian temple architecture.
Detailed explanation-2: -As it is on the shore overlooking the Bay of Bengal it is called as the Shore Temples. Said to have been constructed by King Rajasimha, it is a good example of the first phase of structural temples constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture. This was a busy port during the reign of Narasimhavarman II.
Detailed explanation-3: -This view shows the Shore Temple, built in the late 7th century by Rajasimha and is orientated east, towards the ocean. The temple consists of two spires; one contains a shrine for Vishnu and one for Shiva.