Shore Temple, Chennai

Shore Temple, Chennai (India)

The Shore Temple is so named because it overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is located near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It is a structural temple built with blocks of granite dating from the 8th century AD. At the time of its creation the site was a busy port during the reign of Narasimhavarman II of the Pallava dynasty. As one of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram it has bee