These Are Some Pictures Of Commemorative Board And Centuries Old Five Rathas Also Known As Pandava Rathas Located At Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. 'Five Rathas' Is Included In UNESCO World Heritage Monuments Of Mahabalipuram. The Names Of These Five Rathas Are Dharmaraja Ratha, Bhima Ratha, Arjuna Ratha, Nakula Sahadeva Ratha And Draupadi Ratha. Each Of The Five Monuments In The Pancha Rathas Complex Resembles a Chariot (Ratha) And Each is Carved Over a Single, Long Stone or Monolith Of Granite Which Slopes in North-South Direction With a Slight Incline.
It Is Written On The Commemorative Board Erected By Archaeological Survey Of India Near Five Rathas:
' FIVE RATHAS '
These Monolithic Temples Are Known Rathas As They Resemble Wooden Chariot And It Is An Innovation Of Pallava King Narasimhavarman-I ( Mamalla ) (AD 630-668), A Huge Rock Sloping From South to North Was Utilized Judiciously to Cutout Different Forms Of Temple Besides Few Animal Sculptures.Though Theses Monolithic Temples Are Termed As Panchapandava Rathas, They Have Nothing to do With Mahabharata. These Rathas With Their Ekatala To Tritala Vimana And Different In Plan And Elevation Exhibit Splendid Forms Of South Indian Art And Architecture.
The Nakulasahadeva Ratha Has Apsidal Vimana A Relief Sculpture Od Ardhanarishvara On The Wall Of Dharamaraja Ratha With Perfect Balanging of This Masculine And Feminine Features Is Considered To Be One Of The Finest Specimen Of Early Pallava Plastic Art. The Ratha Also Contains Pallava-Grantha Inscription Recording The Titles Of Narasimhavarman-I.
The Group Of Five Rathas Were Executed As Models Of South Indian Temples And Were Not Consecrated As Their Stupis Are Still Attached with The Bedrock.'
A.S.I Chenanai Circle
Pictures Gifted By Inderjeet Singh Ji
It Is Written On The Commemorative Board Erected By Archaeological Survey Of India Near Five Rathas:
' FIVE RATHAS '
These Monolithic Temples Are Known Rathas As They Resemble Wooden Chariot And It Is An Innovation Of Pallava King Narasimhavarman-I ( Mamalla ) (AD 630-668), A Huge Rock Sloping From South to North Was Utilized Judiciously to Cutout Different Forms Of Temple Besides Few Animal Sculptures.Though Theses Monolithic Temples Are Termed As Panchapandava Rathas, They Have Nothing to do With Mahabharata. These Rathas With Their Ekatala To Tritala Vimana And Different In Plan And Elevation Exhibit Splendid Forms Of South Indian Art And Architecture.
The Nakulasahadeva Ratha Has Apsidal Vimana A Relief Sculpture Od Ardhanarishvara On The Wall Of Dharamaraja Ratha With Perfect Balanging of This Masculine And Feminine Features Is Considered To Be One Of The Finest Specimen Of Early Pallava Plastic Art. The Ratha Also Contains Pallava-Grantha Inscription Recording The Titles Of Narasimhavarman-I.
The Group Of Five Rathas Were Executed As Models Of South Indian Temples And Were Not Consecrated As Their Stupis Are Still Attached with The Bedrock.'
A.S.I Chenanai Circle
Pictures Gifted By Inderjeet Singh Ji
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