Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tamil Nadu, impresses visitors with its rock-cut architecture and monuments like the Shore Temple and Five Rathas. The town offers historical ...

dedicated to the five Pandava brothers and their wife, Draupadi. The Pancha Rathas were never completed and never used for worship—yet they remain one of Mahabalipuram’s greatest mysteries.

It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as the famous 'Descent of the Ganges', and the temple of Rivage, with ...

A must-visit in Mahabalipuram is the Pancha Rathas or Five Chariots. These monolithic structures, carved from single granite ...