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Thiruparankundram Murugan
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
8th Century CE
One of six Arupadai Veedu. Rock-cut cave temple, one of the earliest Hindu rock-cut temples in South India.
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Details
- Dynasty
- Pandya
- Style
- Rock-cut Dravidian
- Primary Deity
- Murugan
- Languages
- Tamil, Sanskrit
- Scripts
- Tamil, Grantha
Historical Significance
One of 6 Arupadai Veedu. Rock-cut cave temple. One of earliest rock-cut temples
Architectural Features
Rock-cut caveAncient carvingsMulti-deity shrines