So I stole that term- temples of living rock from a magazine, but I it has struck me as a very apt description. We visited this place in half a day- two main sites and at the time it was very cool, but later, a week or so, it struck me how profound that place was. The fact that around 600 A.D. a group of individuals carved these temples out of giant granite boulders that were lying near the ocean, and that they are still intricately composed- that speaks volumes to me. The Pallavas people, connected to the early Dravidian culture of India carved these in honor to the Hindu gods Vishnu and Shiva.
Mita and Nittan, our host Mrs. Williams' grandchildren
striking a pose.
The shore temple. There are seven more of these submerged beneath the ocean. Apparently, when the tsunami struck here and then receeded, some of them were visible.
An interesting sequence in that all the animals have come to witness the Ganges river being poured down from heavan.
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