India

Yanaimalai

Multi-religious rock-cut site in Tamil Nadu, India

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Yanaimalai (Elephant Hill) is a protected monument and tourist attraction in Tamil Nadu, India. It has Jain sculptures, a Shaivite temple, and a Vaishnavite temple, namely the Narasingam Yoga Narasimha Perumal Temple.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
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Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
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Rock-cut temples constructed

8th century

Name in use

over 2000 years

Sculpture garden proposal and withdrawal

2010

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Industrial and Craft Structures

Mines
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Religious and Ritual Structures

TemplesCaves
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ReliefsStatuesInscriptions
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Caves
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Environmental and Natural Features

Rock SheltersModified Caves
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Country

India

Coordinates

9.97° N, 78.19° E