TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nagaswamy R
TI  - Mahabalipuram
SN  - 9780198071273
U1  - 954.82 N1315 M 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Monuments
KW  - Hindu temples
KW  - India--Māmallapuram
N1  - Built in 700 CE, Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) is a unique monument that combines art form with religion and legends, and showcases the best of Tamil art and architecture. Part of the prestigious Monumental Legacy series, this book presents a graphic account of the site and its monuments-mandapas (cave temples), rathas (chariots), open air bas-reliefs, and structural temples. Arjuna's penance to obtain Pashupata astra , Goddess Durga's victory over Mahishasura, Vishnu's incarnation as varaha, Krishna lifting the Govardhana Hill-all familiar legends come alive in Mahabalipuram. The author also surveys other related sculptures, panels, inscriptions, as well as the shore temple
ER  -