INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The seven pagodas or seven temples of Mahabalipuram, around 50 kilometres from Chennai were built by Pallava kings Narasimhavarman I, Paramesvarman and Narasimhavarman II, who ruled during the 7th and 8th centuries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Seven Pagodas refer to the monuments built at Mamallapuram built during the reign of the Pallava kings Narasimhavarman I, Paramesvarman and Narasimhavarman II.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mahabalipuram or Seven Pagodas. Madras, Tamil Nadu, India: Higginbothams, Publishers, 1931.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the best examples of Pallava art and architecture are the Kailasanathar Temple at Kanchipuram, the Shore Temple and the Pancha Rathas of Mahabalipuram. Akshara was the greatest sculptor of their time.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer : (1)-7th century AD-The Seven Pagodas temple of Mahabalipuram is said to be built in the 7th century AD. The temples were built by the Pallava rulers. They are also known as Mamallapuram temples or Mahabalipuram temples.