History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c11.s1.45

c11.s1.45

One explanation of the presence of the image of Simhavishnuvarman in the Ādhivarāha temple at Mahābalipuram may be that the monolith was excavated by him. If this is so it shows that some of the monuments of the Seven-Pagodas are as old as the days of Simhavishnu. This would throw new light on the real age of the monuments of the Seven-Pagodas.¹