Pallava Architecture, Part I (MASI 17) c2.64

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(2) Trichinopoly.—Half way up the famous Trichinopoly rock and excavated in its southern face, is a fine example of a Pallava temple in the Mahendra style. It is a particularly interesting example because it contains some very valuable inscriptions which prove beyond all doubt that it was excavated by Mahendra's orders. The pillars of the facade contain a number of inscriptions written in the Grantha-Pallava alphabet (vide South Indian Inscriptions, Volume I, Nos. 33 and 34, pages 28 to 30).