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Mahendravadi
12.9917° N, 79.5333° E
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Mahendravadi is a historical ancient 6th Century Pallava Dynasty Town during Mahendra Varman 1, in Nemili taluk, Tamil Nadu, in northern Tamil Nadu of India.
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Mahendra-Tataka overflows (2015)
24 November 2015
Monolithic rock-cut temple (dated)
7th century
Pallava establishment (Mahendravarman I)
c. 600–630 CE
Mahendra-Tataka overflows (2021)
October 2021
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