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Pancha Rathas (also
known as Five
Rathas or
Pandava Rathas or
Ainthinai kovil) is a
monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the
Coromandel Coast of the...
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temple chariot.[citation needed] The most
known are the
Pancha Rathas (=5
rathas) in Mahabalipuram,
although not with the
shape of a chariot. Another...
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Ratha Yatra (/ˈrʌθə ˈjɑːtrə/), or
chariot festival, is any
public procession in a chariot. They are held
annually during festivals in India, Nepal, and...
- circle,
becoming more
circular in
overall shape as the
number of
rathas increases. The
rathas may be
decorated with
geometric figures or statues, such as statues...
- five groups:
Rathas: chariot-shaped
temples Mandapas: Cave
temples Rock
reliefs Structural temples Excavations There are ten
major rathas, ten mandapas...
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carved out of the
living rock.
These are
dated to the 7th and 8th centuries:
rathas (temples in the form of chariots),
mandapas (cave sanctuaries), the giant...
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shrines called rathas (chariots) were
constructed alongside pillared halls. Some of the best
examples of this
style are the
Pancha Rathas and Arjuna's Penance...
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original on 23
September 2021.
Retrieved 15 June 2023. Kulke,
Hermann (1980). "
Rathas and Rajas: The Car
Festival at Puri" (PDF). The
Journal of
Orissan History...
- The
Draupadi Ratha is a
monument in the
Pancha Rathas complex at Mahabalipuram,
previously called Mamallapuram, on the
Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal...
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Pancha Ratha may
refer to: Pancharatha, a type of
Hindu temple Pancha Rathas, a rock-cut site
located at Mahabalipuram,
India Pancharatna (disambiguation)...
