Mandagapattu rock-cut cave temple

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mandagapattu_rock-cut_cave_temple
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rock-cut architecture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Laksitayatna
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Pallava_architecture
gptkbp:builtBy Pallava king Mahendravarman I
gptkbp:builtInCentury 7th century CE
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Ganesha
gptkb:Shiva
gptkb:Vishnu
gptkbp:features three shrines in a single cave
gptkbp:hasTemple three
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mandagapattu rock-cut cave temple
gptkbp:inscription records the construction by Mahendravarman I without use of wood, brick, metal, or mortar
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Pallava_Grantha_script
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mandagapattu,_Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkbp:material rock-cut (no wood used)
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Villianur
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_India
gptkbp:significance considered the earliest rock-cut cave temple of the Pallavas
gptkbp:stateProtectedMonument yes
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not a UNESCO World Heritage Site
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mandagapattu,_Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7