Krishna Mandapam
Mandapa of Krishna or Krishna Mandapam is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India.Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as: “Krishna Cave Temple” and “Krishna Mandapam, Mahabalipuram”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ganesha Ratha and Mahishasuramardini Mandapa.
Ganesha Ratha
Hindu temple
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ganesha Ratha is a temple in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. 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. Ganesha Ratha is situated 120 metres north of Krishna Mandapam.
Mahishasuramardini Mandapa
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 Mamallapuram. Mahishasuramardini Mandapa is situated 260 metres southwest of Krishna Mandapam.
Shore Temple
Photo: mckaysavage, CC BY 2.0.
The Shore Temple is a complex of temples and shrines that overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is located in Mahabalipuram, about 60 kilometres south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. Shore Temple is situated 710 metres east of Krishna Mandapam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Krishna’s Butterball and Mamallapuram.
Krishna’s Butterball
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 Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu state, India.
Mamallapuram
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mamallapuram, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a tourist town 60 km south of Chennai on the east coast of India, famous for its stone carvings.
Saluvankuppam
Village
Saluvankuppam, also spelt as Salavankuppam or Saluvanakuppam, is a coastal hamlet in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated on the East Coast Road at a distance of 7 kilometres from Mahabalipuram on the Chennai-Mahabalipuram stretch. Saluvankuppam is situated 4½ km north of Krishna Mandapam.
Krishna Mandapam
- Categories: temple, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Tirukalukundram, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.61736° or 12° 37′ 3″ northLongitude
80.1926° or 80° 11′ 33″ eastOpen location code
7M42J58V+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 596118069OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q15240480
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Telugu—“Krishna Mandapam” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Krishna Mandapa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كهف كريشنا”
- German: “Krishna Höhlentempel”
- German: “Krishna Mandapam”
- Malayalam: “കൃഷ്ണ ഗുഹ ക്ഷേത്രം”
- Tamil: “கிருட்டிணன் குகைக்கோயில்”
- Telugu: “కృష్ణ మండపం, మహాబలిపురం”
- Telugu: “కృష్ణ మండపం”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Panchapandava Mandapam and Rayala Gopuram.
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