Indian History and World History (Part-11)

The five chariots at Mahabalipuram include the Dharmaraja (Yudhishthir) Ratha, Bhima Ratha, Arjuna Ratha, Nakula Sahadeva Ratha and Draupadi Ratha. It is called the chariot temple of the Panch Pandavas. It was built during the Pallava period.

The five chariots at Mahabalipuram include the Dharmaraja (Yudhishthir) Ratha, Bhima Ratha, Arjuna Ratha, Nakula Sahadeva Ratha and Draupadi Ratha. It is called the chariot temple of the Panch Pandavas. It was built during the Pallava period.

Shore Temple is located in Mahabalipuram in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The ‘Shor Mandir’ built by the Pallava ruler Narasimhavarman II in the seventh century AD is a beautiful example of Dravidian architecture. Shore Temple was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 1984.

The capital of the Pallava dynasty was Kanchi or Kanchipuram. The founder of this dynasty was Singh Vishnu. The Pallava king NarasimhaVarman I built the monolithic temple at Mahabalipuram and Narasimhavarman II built the Kailashnath temple at Kanchi.

The Chalukya ruler Pulakeshin II was comprehensively defeated by Narasimha Varman I. Narasimha Varman coined the title ‘Vatapikonda’ (hijacker of Vatapi) to commemorate this victory.

Badami was the oldest capital of the Chalukya dynasty.

The Chalukya dynasty ruled in Vatapi, which is in modern-day Karnataka, an Indian state.

Vikramaditya VI, whose court poet Bilhan wrote his biography, was the ruler of the Chalukya dynasty.

The Chalukya dynasty was a major empire in the southern part of India.

The Chalukyas of Badami had their capital located at Aihole before they moved to Badami.