Pallava Architecture, Part I (MASI 17) c2.39

c2.39

This division of Pallava architecture applies chiefly to the country lying immediately round Kānchīpuram, i.e., Tonda-mandalam. Further south, between Tanjore and Pudukkottai for example, Pallava architecture was influenced by the neighbouring cultures of the Pandyas and the Chōlas. However, as all the most important groups of Pallava monuments are situated in the districts around Kānchīpuram, the classification of style defined above will serve all practical purposes in studying the art and architecture of the Pallavas.