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An early 7th-century Pallava-era Hindu cave temple in Trichy, with important and controversial Sanskrit inscriptions

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  • Trichy on the southern bank of Kaveri river, with Srirangam island, is a major connected city with historic temples complex. The rock fort here is a landmark visible from quite far. This rocky hill is home to lower and upper cave temples, as well as major temples all the way to the top.
  • This is the floor plan of the upper cave temple.
  • This temple has an important Pallava era (600-630 CE) Sanskrit inscription in verse, written in Grantha script on the pilasters and pillars above. It is an impressive literary work in its own right, but also of historic importance. Along with reciting numerous titles, it is a puzzle with double (or triple) meanings. Its translation is controversial, with one interpolated interpretation reading it as evidence of king's religious conversion, another as evidence of king Mahendravarman I to be one who supported all religions. This cave temple is called Lalitankura Pallavesvara Griham in the inscription.
  • The temple's architectural plan follows the square and circle principle found in historic Sanskrit texts.
  • GPS location of the monument:
10° 49′ 41.4″ N, 78° 41′ 49.5″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
  • The relative scale and relative dimensions in this architectural drawing are close to the actual but neither exact nor complete. The plan illustrates the design and layout, but some intricate details or parts of the temple may not be shown. In cases where exact measurements were not feasible, the drawing uses best approximations and rounds the best measurements feasible.
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