Shore Temple

The Shore Temple is a complex of temples and shrines that overlooks the shore of the . It is located in Mahabalipuram, about 60 kilometres south of in , India.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Indian 8th century granite block building
  • Also known as: “Mamallapuram Shore temple”, “Shore Temple Complex, Mahabalipuram”, and “Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Krishna Mandapam and Mahishasuramardini Mandapa.

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Mandapa of Krishna or is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the of the , in the Kancheepuram district of the state of , . is situated 710 metres west of Shore Temple.

Photo: R.K.Lakshmi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mahishasuramardhini Mandapa is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century, of the Pallava dynasty. It is a rock-cut cave temple located on a hill, near a lighthouse, along with other caves in . is situated 1 km west of Shore Temple.

Photo: BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pancha Rathas is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the of the , in the of the state of , . is situated 1¼ km southwest of Shore Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mamallapuram and Krishna’s Butterball.

Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a tourist town 60 km south of on the east coast of India, famous for its stone carvings.

Locality
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Krishna's Butterball is a gigantic balancing rock, a granite boulder resting on a short incline in the historical coastal resort town of in state, India.

Village
, also spelt as Salavankuppam or Saluvanakuppam, is a coastal hamlet in the of , India. It is situated on the East Coast Road at a distance of 7 kilometres from Mahabalipuram on the -Mahabalipuram stretch. is situated 4½ km north of Shore Temple.

Shore Temple

Latitude
12.61663° or 12° 36′ 60″ north
Longitude
80.19914° or 80° 11′ 57″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
7M42J58X+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 390473765
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6618498
Wiki­data ID
Q1144279
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Shore Temple” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Tempulli bregdetar në Mahabalipuram”
  • Arabic: “معبد شور”
  • Catalan: “temple de la Costa”
  • Catalan: “Temple de la Costa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد شور”
  • French: “Le Temple du Rivage”
  • French: “temple du Rivage”
  • French: “Temple du Rivage”
  • German: “Küstentempel”
  • Gujarati: “mahabalipuram”
  • Hindi: “महाबलिपुरम के तट मन्दिर”
  • Italian: “Tempio della spiaggia”
  • Japanese: “海岸寺院”
  • Kannada: “ಶೋರ್ ಟೆಂಪಲ್”
  • Macedonian: “Храмот на брегот”
  • Maithili: “तटीय मन्दिर, महाबलिपुरम”
  • Malay: “Kuil Pantai Mamallapuram”
  • Malayalam: “ഷോർ ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Nepali: “किनारा मन्दिर”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਿਨਾਰੇ ਮੰਦਰ”
  • Sinhala: “මහාබලිපුරම් වෙරළාන්ත දේවාලය”
  • Sinhala: “වෙරළාන්ත දේවාලය”
  • Spanish: “Templo de la Orilla”
  • Tamil: “கடற்கரைக் கோயில்கள், மாமல்லபுரம்”
  • Tamil: “மாமல்லபுரம் கடற்கரைக் கோயில்”
  • Telugu: “షోర్ దేవాలయం”
  • Thai: “เทวสถานชายทะเล”
  • Turkish: “Kıyı Tapınağı”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền Shore”

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