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Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
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Mahabalipuram Lighthouse is placed in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. It is open to travelers due to the fact that 2011. It turned into closed in 2001 following a perceived danger from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The first mild was commissioned right here in 1887. The lighthouse with a round masonry tower made from natural stone became completely functional in 1904. India's oldest lighthouse, constructed around 640 AD by way of Pallava king Mahendra Pallava stands subsequent to this modern shape.
The Pallava era lighthouse is a included monument, maintained through the Archaeological Survey of India. This temple was devoted to lord Siva. By the stop of the eighteenth century or within the beginning of the 19th century, the sivalinga become probably eliminated by some vandals. A granite roof changed into built atop the temple to preserve the mild from 1887 to 1900. Mahabalipuram become a hectic port below the Pallavas as early because the seventh century AD. Bonfires were lit on rocks even at that time to aid the mariners. The British first used the temple atop the Mahishasuramardini cave as a mild.
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TAMILNADU TEMPLE TOUR PACKAGE WITH KERALA 15 DAYS

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