When you know, you don’t have to believe in something. India is believed to be the land of beliefs and superstitions. People have various reasons for going to a temple, mosque or church….some for their belief, some to enjoy the beauty of the place, some for they love for God and some love the ambience. When you know you don’t have to just believe..such is the philosophy of the people here. So come and promote the concept of Incredible India from a mere belief to actual knowledge!!
The kings of the 7th and 10th centuries spent most of their time in enhancement of architecture. It was their major concern. Like Shah Jahan is known for Taj Mahal in the same way the Pallavas of South India are known for their small town of Mahabalipuram. The tamilnadu tourism packages can help you get there.
Earlier idols of gods were made only by using wood…to break apart this myth the pallavas started the rock art. They started making idols of Gods in the form of sculptures of rock and stone. They would order their “shilpis”-the workers to create beautiful temples for their Gods. It was like a junket for their eyes. Love, respect and fear for the supernatural is something that is deep-rooted in the Indian culture.
Mahabalipuram is a small town located in coromandel coast of tamil nadu region. Mahabalipuram is the true living legend of the architectural intelligence and innovativeness of the shilpis and kings of ancient India. Like a perfect background and a perfect background music is required to bring out the true essence of a scene in a movie…in the same way the pallavas had chosen a perfect spot to display their architectural abilities. Mahabalipuram was built on white sandy beaches of coromandel coast near the Bay Of Bengal. This enhanced the beauty of Mahabalipuram as the setting they had chosen had given it a perfect blend of mother nature’s beauty and the cultural beauty of the man made temples. There are many ways to reach the beautiful town of mahabalipuram but the tamil nadu tourism packages offred by various travel agencies is the best option to get there.
The beauty of the temples in Mahabalipuram lies in the fact that they are not mere buildings of rock but buildings that tell us stories of ‘Mahabharata’-stories of Gods and demons; stories from ‘Bhagvad Gita’-the holy book of the Hindus. They are a medium which our forefathers chose to tell us stories and pass on the valuable messages. The unique feature of the temples here is that they are ‘monolithic’-made out of a single rock. The shilpi would sit on the top and start sculpting out from the top and then reach the foundation. Out of the nine monolithic temples, the five most important ones are those of the five pandavas of the Mahabharata. The Yudhistir, Arjuna and Draupadi(the wife of the Pandavas) rathas( chariot) are square on plan but the Bhima and Ganesha rathas arerectangular on plan. The Nakula and Sahadeva rathas are aspidal in nature. The tamil nadu tourism packages can easily port you to these must see spots.
The notable cave temples here are the Varaha mandapa, mahishasuramardini mandapa and parameshvara.The tamil nadu tourism packages offerd by Parveen travels is my personal favourite. The tamil nadu tourism packages offered by them are cheap and worth a try.
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