Pallava Architecture, Part I (MASI 17) c2.69
Pallava Architecture, Part I (MASI 17) c2.69
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The name of the Pallava king who ordered this temple to be excavated is mentioned in the inscription as Vichitrachitta, which we know is a *biruda* of Mahendravarman I. The alphabet is much like that of the inscription at Dalavānūr, and as both temples are similar in style and are situated within a few miles of each other, we may assume that the Mandagapattu temple was also excavated during the reign of the great Mahendravarman I.