Mathew S Thomas
Ancient lighthouse - built in 640 AD- @Mahabalipuram
India's oldest lighthouse, built around 640 AD by Pallava king Mahendra Pallava . Mahabalipuram was a busy port under the Pallavas as early as the 7th century AD. Bonfires were lit on rocks even at that time to aid the mariners. The Olakkannesvara Temple ("flame eye"; commonly Olakkanatha; also known as, "the Old Lighthouse") is in Mahabalipuram town, overlooking the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal in Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. Like the Shore Temple, the Olakkannesvara Temple is a structural temple.
Built in the 8th century, it is situated directly above the Mahishasuramardhini mandapa on a hillock which provides scenic views of the town. The Olakkannesvara Temple was built during the reign of the Pallava dynasty king Rajasimha.
Ancient lighthouse - built in 640 AD- @Mahabalipuram
India's oldest lighthouse, built around 640 AD by Pallava king Mahendra Pallava . Mahabalipuram was a busy port under the Pallavas as early as the 7th century AD. Bonfires were lit on rocks even at that time to aid the mariners. The Olakkannesvara Temple ("flame eye"; commonly Olakkanatha; also known as, "the Old Lighthouse") is in Mahabalipuram town, overlooking the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal in Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. Like the Shore Temple, the Olakkannesvara Temple is a structural temple.
Built in the 8th century, it is situated directly above the Mahishasuramardhini mandapa on a hillock which provides scenic views of the town. The Olakkannesvara Temple was built during the reign of the Pallava dynasty king Rajasimha.