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54 relations: Archaeological Survey of India, Arjuna, Bay of Bengal, Bhima, British Raj, Chariot, Chengalpattu district, Chennai, Chennai metropolitan area, Coromandel Coast, Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram), Draupadi, Granite, Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Hindu temple, India, Indian Standard Time, Kanchipuram, List of districts in India, Lukas Hartmann, Mahabharata, Mandapa, Marco Polo, Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai), Nakula, Narasimhavarman I, Pallava dynasty, Pancha Rathas, Pandava, Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, Postal Index Number, Ptolemy, Ratha, Rock relief, Sahadeva, Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram, Shaivism, Shaktism, Shiva, Shore Temple, Sri Lanka, States and union territories of India, Tamil language, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Theodosius I, Thirukadalmallai, Thirumangai Alvar, Tondaimandalam, Tropical savanna climate, ... Expand index (4 more) »
- 1827 establishments in British India
- Caves of Tamil Nadu
- Cities and towns in Chengalpattu district
- Mahabalipuram
- Submerged places
- Underwater ruins
Archaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country.
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Arjuna
Arjuna was an ancient prince of the Kuru Kingdom, located in the present-day India.
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.
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Bhima
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Bhima (भीम) is the second among the five Pandavas.
British Raj
The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.
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Chariot
A chariot is a type of cart driven by a charioteer, usually using horses to provide rapid motive power.
Chengalpattu district
Chengalpattu District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Chennai
Chennai (IAST), formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India.
Chennai metropolitan area
Greater Chennai Metropolitan Area, or simply the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA), is fourth-most populous metropolitan area in India and the 35th most populous in the world.
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Coromandel Coast
The Coromandel Coast is the southeastern coastal region of the Indian subcontinent, bounded by the Utkal Plains to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Kaveri delta to the south, and the Eastern Ghats to the west, extending over an area of about 22,800 square kilometres.
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Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram)
Descent of the Ganges, known locally as Arjuna's Penance, is a monument at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Chengalpattu district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Mamallapuram and Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram) are archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu and Mahabalipuram.
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Draupadi
Draupadi (Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnā, Panchali, and Yajnaseni, was the queen of ancient Kuru Kingdom, and the eldest wife of Kuru King Yudhishthira, along with his four brothers (Pandava)— Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva.
Granite
Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram is a collection of 7th- and 8th-century CE religious monuments in the coastal resort town of Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mamallapuram and Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram are Mahabalipuram and world Heritage Sites in India.
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Hindu temple
A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Koil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout the Republic of India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.
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Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram (IAST) also known as Kanjeevaram, is a stand alone city corporation, satellite nodal city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu.
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List of districts in India
A district (zila), also known as revenue district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory.
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Lukas Hartmann
Lukas Hartmann (29 August 1944 born as Hans-Rudolf Lehmann) is a Swiss author.
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Mahabharata
The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.
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Mandapa
A mandapa or mantapa is a pillared hall or pavilion for public rituals in Indian architecture, especially featured in Hindu temple architecture and Jain temple architecture.
Marco Polo
Marco Polo (8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
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Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd.
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Nakula
Nakula was the fourth of the five Pandava brothers in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata.
Narasimhavarman I
Narasimhavarman I was a Pallava emperor who reigned from 630 CE to 668 CE.
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Pallava dynasty
The Pallava dynasty existed from 275 CE to 897 CE, ruling a significant portion of the Deccan, also known as Tondaimandalam.
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Pancha Rathas
Pancha Rathas (also known as Five Rathas or Pandava Rathas or Ainthinai kovil) is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Chengalpattu district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Mamallapuram and Pancha Rathas are Mahabalipuram.
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Pandava
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Περίπλους τῆς Ἐρυθρᾶς Θαλάσσης, Períplous tē̂s Erythrâs Thalássēs), also known by its Latin name as the, is a Greco-Roman periplus written in Koine Greek that describes navigation and trading opportunities from Roman Egyptian ports like Berenice Troglodytica along the coast of the Red Sea and others along the Horn of Africa, the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, including the modern-day Sindh region of Pakistan and southwestern regions of India.
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Postal Index Number
A Postal Index Number (PIN; sometimes redundantly a PIN code) refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post.
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Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy (Πτολεμαῖος,; Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was an Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science.
Ratha
Ratha (Proto-Indo-Iranian: ''*Hrátʰas'', Vedic Sanskrit: रथ,; Avestan: raθa) is the Indo-Iranian term for a spoked-wheel chariot.
Rock relief
A rock relief or rock-cut relief is a relief sculpture carved on solid or "living rock" such as a cliff, rather than a detached piece of stone.
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Sahadeva
Sahadeva (one with the gods) was the youngest of the five Pandava brothers in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata.
Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram
"Seven Pagodas" has served as a nickname for the southern Indian city of Mamallapuram, also called Mahabalipuram (old name), since the first European explorers reached it. Mamallapuram and Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram are archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu and Mahabalipuram.
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Shaivism
Shaivism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu traditions, which worships Shiva as the Supreme Being.
Shaktism
Shaktism (translit-std) is a major Hindu denomination in which the godhead or metaphysical reality is considered metaphorically to be a woman.
Shiva
Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.
Shore Temple
The Shore Temple (c. 725 AD) is a complex of temples and shrines that overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. Mamallapuram and shore Temple are archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
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States and union territories of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.
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Tamil language
Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.
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Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.
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Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd.
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Theodosius I
Theodosius I (Θεοδόσιος; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also called Theodosius the Great, was a Roman emperor from 379 to 395.
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Thirukadalmallai
Sthalasayana Perumal Temple (also called Thirukadalmallai) is at Mahabalipuram. Mamallapuram and Thirukadalmallai are Mahabalipuram.
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Thirumangai Alvar
Thirumangai Alvar (IAST), also referred to as Thirumangai Mannan is the last of the 12 Alvar saints of south India, who are known for their affiliation to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.
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Tondaimandalam
Tondaimandalam, also known as Tondai Nadu, is a historical region located in the northernmost part of Tamil Nadu and southernmost part of Andhra Pradesh.
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Tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories Aw (for a dry "winter") and As (for a dry "summer").
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Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.
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Vishnu
Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
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Yudhishthira
Yudhishthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, IAST: Yudhiṣṭhira) also known as Dharmaraja, was the king of Indraprastha and later the King of Kuru Kingdom in the epic Mahabharata.
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See also
1827 establishments in British India
- 25th Mountain Battery
- J.J. Training College
- Landour
- Mamallapuram
- Regiment of Artillery (India)
- The Bengal Club
Caves of Tamil Nadu
- Chitharal Jain Monuments and Bhagavati Temple
- Gudiyam Cave
- Guna Caves
- Kanchiyur
- Keelavalavu
- Mahishasuramardini Mandapa
- Mamallapuram
- Mamandur
- Mangulam
- Narthamalai
- Samanar Hills
- Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription
- Tiger Cave (India)
- Vallimalai Jain caves
- Yanaimalai
Cities and towns in Chengalpattu district
- Acharapakkam
- Alapakkam, Chengalpattu
- Appur
- Bollineni Hillside
- Chemman Cherry
- Chengalpattu
- Cheyyur
- Edaikazhinadu
- Egattur (Chengalpattu District)
- Guduvancheri
- Kalpakkam
- Karunguzhi
- Kovilambakkam
- Maduranthakam
- Mahabalipuram
- Mamallapuram
- Mannivakkam
- Maraimalai Nagar
- Melamaiyur
- Melmaruvathur
- Moovarasampettai
- Nandivaram-Guduvancheri
- Payanoor
- Polichalur
- Pudupattinam, Chengalpattu
- Sadras
- Singaperumalkoil
- St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram
- Tambaram
- Thiruporur
- Tirukalukundram
- Tirusulam
- Tozhuppedu
- Urapakkam
- Vandalur
Mahabalipuram
- Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram)
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
- Krishna Mandapam, Mahabalipuram
- Krishna's Butterball
- Mahabalipuram Lighthouse
- Mahishasuramardini Mandapa
- Mamallapuram
- Pancha Rathas
- Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram
- Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa
- Thirukadalmallai
- Varaha Cave Temple
Submerged places
- Antirhodos
- Apamea (Euphrates)
- Arsamosata
- Atil
- Baiae
- Canopus, Egypt
- Canudos
- Carpia
- Curdi
- Dunwich
- Dvārakā
- Eidum
- Gascas de Alarcón
- Helike
- Heracleion
- Ilimsk
- Kaleköy
- Kalyazin
- Korcheva
- List of settlements lost to floods in the Netherlands
- List of submerged places in Spain
- List of submerged places in the Republic of Ireland
- Llys Helig
- Mamallapuram
- Menouthis
- Mologa
- Nieuw Rotterdam
- Oea (Thera)
- Old church of Sant Romà de Sau
- Olous
- Pavlopetri
- Phanagoria
- Pheia (Elis)
- Port Royal
- Quechula
- Ravensrodd (Parliament of England constituency)
- Rhacotis
- Rungholt
- Saeftinghe
- Sarkel
- Selsey
- Seuthopolis
- Shagonar
- Shicheng, Zhejiang
- Sknyatino
- Tartessos
- Villa Epecuén
- Yonaguni Monument
- Zeugma (Commagene)
Underwater ruins
- Antirhodos
- Atil
- Basilica of Saint Neophytos
- Carpia
- Dunwich
- Dwarka
- Eidum
- Fort Carlos III
- Hampton-on-Sea
- Helike
- Heracleion
- Holland Island
- List of settlements lost to floods in the Netherlands
- Llys Helig
- Mamallapuram
- Mologa
- Mulifanua
- Nagarjunakonda
- Napoleon, Arkansas
- Olous
- Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius
- Pavlopetri
- Phanagoria
- Pheia (Elis)
- Ravenser Odd
- Ravenspurn
- Rhacotis
- Rungholt
- Saeftinghe
- Shicheng, Zhejiang
- Tartessos
- Ġebel ġol-Baħar
References
Also known as History of Mamallapuram, Maamallapuram, Mahabaliburam, Mahabalipuram, Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Mahaballipuram, Mahablipuram.