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Dalavanur Satrumalla Pallava Cave rockcut Temple
Satrumalla Pallava Cave rockcut Temple, Dalavanur, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Viluppuram
Deity	Shiva
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri
Location
Location	Dalavanur
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Satrumalla Pallava Cave Temple, Dalavanur, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	12°10′00″N 79°28′07″E / 12.166573°N 79.468741°E / 12.166573; 79.468741
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Completed
Specifications
Temple(s)	One
Monument(s)	One
Inscriptions	Found
Elevation	97.73 m (321 ft)

Dalavanur Sathrumalleswaram Pallava rockcut temple is situated between Gingee and Mandagapattu in Tamil Nadu. Attributed to the 7th-century Pallava king Mahendravarman I, the temple, cut out of the rock, is thought to have been dedicated to Shiva, and is noted for its unusual inscriptions. It is an Archaeological Survey of India site.

Above the cave temple there are Jain rock bed resembles.

References

1. "Dalavanur – Satrumalla Pallava Cave Temple". Indian History and Architecture. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
2. Elisabeth Beck, Pallava Rock Architecture and Sculpture (2006), Sri Aurobindo Institute of Research in Social Sciences, Puducheri, ISBN 8188661465
3. K R Srinavasan, Temples of the Pallavas (1964), Archaeological Survey of India

Further reading

• Epigraphia Indica, Vol XII (1913-14), Archaeological Survey of India
• A. H. Longhurst, Pallava Architecture (3 vols, 1930), Archaeological Survey of India
• G Jouveau Dubreuil, Pallava Antiquities (1917), Asian Education Services, Chennai ISBN 8120605713
• South Indian Inscriptions, Vol XII, Archaeological Survey of India
• T V Mahalingam, Inscriptions of the Pallavas, Agam Prakashan, Delhi

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