Arjuna Ratha
Chengalpattu district, IN
Arjuna Ratha is a monument from the Pallava Period at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Dated to the seventh century, it is an example of early Dravidian architecture and of monolith Indian rock-cut architecture dating from th
e late 7th century during reign of King Mahendravarman I and his son Narasimhavarman I (630–680 AD) of the Pallava Kingdom. One of the Pancha Rathas, it is believed to have been completed before the Dharmaraja Ratha, and like that and the Bhima Ratha, the stone temple is a replica of an earlier wooden version which preceded it. It is one of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984.
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- Bhima Ratha monumenti
- Dharmaraja Ratha monumenti
- Mahishamadhini Cave monumenti · 0.7 km away
- Mahabalipuram Lighthouse lighthouse · 0.7 km away
- Draupadi Ratha chiese · 0.9 km away
- Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram chiese · 0.9 km away
- Descent of the Ganges monumenti · 0.9 km away
- Krishna Cave Temple chiese · 0.9 km away