Places of interest in Tamilnadu
 
 
Trip to Mahabalipuram on December 5, 2007
 
 
Mukunda Nayanar temple 
The board by Department of Archaeology, Southern Circle at the entrance states that this is a “Stone Siva temple of inferior workmanship and disproportionate parts.  Poor specimen of Pallava architecture.  Rajasimha style. A.D 674-800.” 

There is a Somaskanda panel in the rear wall of the garbagriham and a lingam is installed in front of the panel, which must be a later addition.  There are no decorations on any outer wall.  There are sculptures only in the neck of the grivam at the top – Dakshinamurthy, Narasimha... 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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