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Mahabalipuram, derived from 'Mamallapuram' (Tamil: மாமல்லபுரம்) is the prior and colloquial name of a town in Kancheepuram

district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, now officially called Mamallapuram. It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet).

Mahabalipuram was a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in

Tamil Nadu. The name Mamallapuram is believed to have been given after the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I, who took on the epithet

Maha-malla (great wrestler), as the favourite sport of the Pallavas was wrestling. It has various historic monuments built largely between

the 7th and the 9th centuries, and has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Source: Wikipedia.

<blockquote data-quote="Raji Ram" data-source="post: 144413" data-attributes="member: 17730">Mahabalipuram, derived from &#039;Mamallapuram&#039; (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language" target="_blank">Tamil</a>: மாமல்லபுரம்) is the prior and colloquial name of a town in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kancheepuram_district" target="_blank">Kancheepuram </a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kancheepuram_district" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kancheepuram_district" target="_blank">district</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">Indian</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India" target="_blank">state</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" target="_blank">Tamil Nadu</a>, now officially called Mamallapuram. It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet).Mahabalipuram was a 7th century port city of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India" target="_blank">South Indian</a> dynasty of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallava" target="_blank">Pallavas</a> around 60 km south from the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai" target="_blank">Chennai</a> in Tamil Nadu. The name Mamallapuram is believed to have been given after the Pallava king <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narasimhavarman_I" target="_blank">Narasimhavarman I</a>, who took on the epithet Maha-malla (great wrestler), as the favourite sport of the Pallavas was wrestling. It has various historic monuments built largely between the 7th and the 9th centuries, and has been classified as a UNESCO <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" target="_blank">World Heritage Site</a>.Source: Wikipedia. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raji Ram, post: 144413, member: 17730"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0000cd][B] Mahabalipuram[/B], derived from '[I][B]Mamallapuram'[/B][/I] ([/COLOR][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language"][COLOR=#0000cd]Tamil[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#0000cd]: மாமல்லபுரம்) is the prior and colloquial name of a town in [/COLOR][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kancheepuram_district"][COLOR=#0000cd]Kancheepuram district[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#0000cd] in the [/COLOR][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India"][COLOR=#0000cd]Indian[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India"][COLOR=#0000cd]state[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#0000cd] of [/COLOR][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu"][COLOR=#0000cd]Tamil Nadu[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#0000cd], now officially called Mamallapuram. It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet).[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0000cd] Mahabalipuram was a 7th century port city of the [/COLOR][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India"][COLOR=#0000cd]South Indian[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#0000cd] dynasty of the [/COLOR][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallava"][COLOR=#0000cd]Pallavas[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#0000cd] around 60 km south from the city of [/COLOR][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai"][COLOR=#0000cd]Chennai[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#0000cd] in Tamil Nadu. The name Mamallapuram is believed to have been given after the Pallava king [/COLOR][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narasimhavarman_I"][COLOR=#0000cd]Narasimhavarman I[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#0000cd], who took on the epithet Maha-malla (great wrestler), as the favourite sport of the Pallavas was wrestling. It has various historic monuments built largely between the 7th and the 9th centuries, and has been classified as a UNESCO [/COLOR][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site"][COLOR=#0000cd]World Heritage Site[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#0000cd]. [/COLOR][COLOR=#800080]Source: Wikipedia. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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