The Seven Pagodas

ancient appear Archæological ARJUNA'S PENANCE arms AVATARA back wall Balarama Bali became boar Brahma Brahminical Buddhist bull celestial century A.D. Chandra Chingleput Chola churning conch Conjeeveram deities demon Dharmaraja Draupadi DRAUPADI RATHA Durga Dwarf earth elephant feet figures five Pandava brothers four Ganesa temple goddess Durga Gods Gopuram hand holds head heaven Hindu Hiranyakasipu Hiranyaksha India Indra inscriptions Kanchi King Narasimha Varman Krishna Lakshmi left hand Linga lion lotus Madras Mahabalipuram Mahadeva Mahamalla Mahishasura Mamalla Mamallapuram Mantapam modern temple mountain Naga niche OLAKKANNESVARASWAMI origin Pallava Pallava King Narasimha Pandava Parvati pillar Prahlada proper right Raja RATHA relief carved repre represented right hand rock Sanscrit sculptures serpent Sesha Seven Pagodas seventh century SHORE TEMPLE shrine side Siva standing Tamil throne TRIMURTHI TRIMURTHI CAVE PANEL upper right VAMANA Vamana Avatara VARAHA VARAHA CAVE Vedas Vishnu Vishnu temple Western Chalukyas worship Yuga