Attractions Of Mahabalipuram: Varaha Cave Temple

Varaha Cave Temple

Short Overview:

Varaha Cave Temple (also known as Adivaraha Cave Temple) is a rock-cut cave temple located at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. It is part of the hilltop village, which is 4 km to the north of the main Mahabalipurm sites of Rathas and the Shore Temple. It is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century. The temple is one of the finest testimonials to the ancient Vishwakarma Sthapathis of rock-cut cave architecture, out of many such caves also called mandapas. This temple is a sanctuary belongs to UNESCO.

Long Overview:

A small jewel of the ancient South Indian architecture is Varaha Cave Temple. A rock-cut Hindu temple located in the ancient city of Mahabalipuram is a sanctuary belongs to UNESCO World Heritage site named "Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram".  Mahabalipuram (ancient name – Mamallapuram) was flourishing port city of Pallava dynasty during the 7th – 9th centuries. Varaha Cave Temple is located on the hills of Mahabalipuram town, 4 km to the north of the main Mahabalipurm sites of Rathas and Shore Temple. The artists at Mamallapuram made courageous experiments using the natural landscape to create striking, unusual monuments, numerous monuments of architecture and art in Mahabalipuram show gradual movement from rock-cut architecture of structural buildings. Varaha Cave Temple in this sense is one of the most primitive buildings in Mahabalipuram on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal of the Indian Ocean.

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