Question

write short notes on kailashnath and the rathas of mahabalipuram in india.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The site includes several categories of monuments: ratha temples with an architecture of monolith processional chariots built between 630 and 668 CE; the mandapa viharas also called cave temples with narratives from the Mahabharata, Shaivism, Shaktism and Vaishnavism with inscriptions in multiple Indian languages

Answer 2

The Kailash or Kailasanatha temple is one of the largest rock-cut ancient Hindu temples located in Ellora, Maharashtra, India

Pancha Rathas is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The five rathas are named as ‘Dharmaraja Ratha’, ‘Bhima Ratha’, ‘Arjuna Ratha’, ‘Nakula Sahadeva Ratha’, and ‘Draupadi Ratha’ after the five Pandava brothers and their common spouse Draupadi from the great Indian epic ‘Mahabharata’.

The group of monuments at Mahabalipuram is a collection of 7th and 8th century religious monuments in the coastal beach resort town of Mamallapuram and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

The site has 40 ancient monuments and Hindu temples, including one of the largest open-air rock reliefs in the world, the Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna's Penance. The site includes several categories of monuments: ratha temples with an architecture of monolith processional chariots built between 630 and 668 CE; the mandapa viharas also called cave temples with narratives from the Mahabharata, Shaivism, Shaktism and Vaishnavism with inscriptions in multiple Indian languages and scripts; rock reliefs particularly bas-reliefs; stone cut structural temples built between 695 and 722 CE; and, archaeological excavations some dated to 6th century and earlier.

The monuments were built during the Pallava Period. They were referred to as Seven Pagodas in many colonial era publications, are also called the Mamallapuram temples or Mahabalipuram temples in contemporary literature. The site was restored after 1960, and has been managed by the Archaeological Survey of India.