Mahishasuramardini Mandapa — Chengalpattu | AllMandir

Where is Mahishasuramardini Mandapa? Mahishasuramardini Mandapa is a Hindu mandir in Light House Road, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu.

Location: Light House Road, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu

Address: Light House Road

Postal code: 603104

Visiting this temple

Where is Mahishasuramardini Mandapa? Mahishasuramardini Mandapa is a Hindu mandir in Light House Road, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. Visiting Mahishasuramardini Mandapa: plan darshan during published temple hours when available. This mandir serves the local Hindu community in Light House Road, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. Use AllMandir for the map, driving directions, and to compare nearby mandirs before you travel. Published darshan hours are not on file yet for Mahishasuramardini Mandapa. Check the temple’s phone line or social pages before you leave, especially on weekends and festival dates. The mandir sits in Light House Road near Chengalpattu. If you are new to the area, open the directions link for turn-by-turn routing and parking hints from your map app. Nearby mandirs on AllMandir include Trimurti cave temple, Pidari Ratha / Valian Kuttai Ratha, Pidari, Sthalasayana Perumal Temple. Many families visit a cluster of temples in one trip — compare timings on each listing before you go. For tithi, nakshatra, Rahu Kaal, and festival dates while you are in Chengalpattu, open the Chengalpattu panchang on AllMandir (/panchang/chengalpattu-district-tamil-nadu-in). Panchang follows your saved city and regional calendar edition in the app. AllMandir is a free directory: temple photos when shared, heritage notes for famous pilgrimage sites, festival calendars, and member sign-in for saved mandir and comments. Report corrections from the temple page so the listing stays accurate for the next visitor.

History & significance

Recognised as Monument of National Importance.

Mahishasuramardhini Mandapa is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century, of the Pallava dynasty. It is a rock-cut cave temple located on a hill, near a lighthouse, along with other caves in Mamallapuram. Mamallapuram, also popularly known as Mahabalipuram, is a small village to the south of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1984. This Cave Temple has many interesting architectural features of which three exquisitely carved reliefs on the cave walls of three sanctums are prominent.

Nearby Hindu temples

• Trimurti cave temple — Tamil Nadu
• Pidari Ratha / Valian Kuttai Ratha — Mahabalipuram
• Pidari — Mahabalipuram
• Sthalasayana Perumal Temple — Kanchipuram district
• Shore Temple — Chengalpattu district
• Pancha Rathas — Mahabalipuram

More information

• Wikipedia