Tamil Nadu
Chengalpattu district
Tirukalukundram

Arjuna’s Penance

Arjuna’s Penance is a ruins in , , . Arjuna’s Penance is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Krishna Mandapam and Ganesha Ratha.

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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 , .

Hindu temple
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is a temple in Kancheepuram district, , . It is one of ten rathas carved out of pink granite within the group of monuments of the Pallava Period at Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO-inscribed World Heritage Site since 1984.

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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 320 metres southwest of Arjuna’s Penance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Krishna’s Butterball and Mamallapuram.

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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.

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, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a tourist town 60 km south of on the east coast of India, famous for its stone carvings.

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 Arjuna’s Penance.

Arjuna’s Penance

Latitude
12.61791° or 12° 37′ 5″ north
Longitude
80.1927° or 80° 11′ 34″ east
Open location code
7M42J59V+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 353978523
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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tourism=­attraction
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