Shore Temple

Shore Temple
Complex of elegant shrines (с 700), one among a number of Hindu monuments at Mahabalipuram, on the coast of Tamil Nadu state, India.

It is considered the finest early example of medieval southern Indian temple architecture. Unlike most of its neighbours at the site, it is built of cut stones rather than carved out of caves. It has two shrines, one dedicated to Shiva and the other to Vishnu. Its style is characterized by a pyramidal kutina-type tower that consists of stepped stories topped by a cupola and finial, a form quite different from the northern Indian sikhara.

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