India Seashell Museum

India Seashell Museum is a museum in , , . India Seashell Museum is situated nearby to the Hindu temple , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Five Rathas and Mahishasuramardini Mandapa.

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Pancha Rathas is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the of the , in the of the state of , . is situated 220 metres east of India Seashell Museum.

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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 770 metres northeast of India Seashell Museum.

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The 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. is situated 1½ km northeast of India Seashell Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Krishna’s Butterball and Mamallapuram.

Locality
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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 6 km north of India Seashell Museum.

India Seashell Museum

Latitude
12.60943° or 12° 36′ 34″ north
Longitude
80.18767° or 80° 11′ 16″ east
Open location code
7M42J55Q+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4121381964
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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