Tiger Cave

The Yali Mandabam is a rock-cut Hindu temple complex located in the hamlet of near Mahabalipuram in , . It gets its name from the carvings of tiger heads on the mouth of a cave which forms a part of the complex.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: rock cut temple in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Tempulli shkëmbor kokë-tigër” and “Tiger-Headed Rock Cut Temple”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saluvankuppam and Mamallapuram.

Village
, also spelt as Salavankuppam…

Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Mahabalipuram…

Locality
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Krishna's Butterball is a gigantic balancing rock… is situated 4½ km southwest of Tiger Cave.

Tiger Cave

Latitude
12.65697° or 12° 39′ 25″ north
Longitude
80.20934° or 80° 12′ 34″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7M42M645+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 123059911
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7668942
Wiki­data ID
Q4991977
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Tatar—“Tiger Cave” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Shpella Tigër në Saluvankupam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كهف النمر”
  • German: “Tiger-Cave-Tempel”
  • Kannada: “ಟೈಗರ್ ಕೇವ”
  • Kannada: “ಟೈಗರ್ ಕೇವ್”
  • Tamil: “சாளுவன்குப்பம் புலிக்குடைவரை”
  • Tatar: “Юлбарыс Мәгарәсе (Һиндстан)”
  • Tatar: “Юлбарыс Мәгарәсе”

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Places to explore: Pallinattam and Devaneri.

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Places to explore: Ilanthoppu and Pattipulam Kaavamaram.

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