Lighthouse

Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)


Accessed via steep, narrow steps, Mamallapuram's lighthouse offers wonderful panoramas.


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Nearby Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) attractions

1. Mahishamardini Mandapa

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At the southern end of the Mamallapuram Hill complex, the Mahishamardini Mandapa is carved from the rock, displaying very fine scenes from the Puranas …

2. Unfinished Relief Carving

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Similarly sized to Mamallapuram's famous Arjuna's Penance, this unfinished relief carving is just south along West Raja St.

4. Ramanuja Mandapa

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South of the Raya Gopura the main Mamallapuram Hill path passes the Ramanuja Mandapa.

5. Krishna Mandapa

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Just south of the Arjuna's Penance relief carving, the Krisha Mandapa has a fine 16th-century colonnade and contains a famous carving of Krishna…

8. Raya Gopura

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Generally thought to be an unfinished gopuram dating from the 16th century.

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