One of the final attractions of Mamallapuram I had yet to see was the 1300 year old Shore Temple. Well, this is only partially true. The previous day, after an extensive walk on the beach, I came to the cordoned off area of the Shore Temple and took a deserted little path through a dirt field looking for the main road, only to find myself someho...

Hugh: We took the short bus journey from Chennai to Mamallapuram. We were quite surprised to find that Chennai bus station was like a proper bus-station, with platforms, platform numbers and everything labelled clearly. As we'd read that there is plenty of accommodation in Mamallapuram we hadn't booked anywhere in advance, so we looked round a f...

Yohoo !! Ca y est, je suis arrivé en Inde ! Après un vol via Barhein de, au total, 10h, pendant lequel j'ai fait presque que dormir, je suis arrivé à Mamallapuram. Il fait assez chaud (~30ºC) mais surtout très humide. Mamallapuram est un petit village de pêcheurs assez touristique mais assez sympa. On y trouve quelques temples et grottes perdus...

Mamallapuram is a tourist town 60 km south of Chennai made famous by its stone carvings. The Shore Temple The temple is carved from a single piece of stone and has stood for more than 1400 years, and is now a UNESCO heritage site. Five Rathas The five "rathas", literally chariots, date from the 7th century. These monolithic rock-cut temples are...

He Said: Prior to departing home back in July we tried to have most of our flights, dates, and routing nailed down. Not surprisingly, there have been a number of unanticipated events that have thrown us a few curves en route. For instance, originally we weren't going to travel through the southeastern region of India, and had planned to fly from...

I did it! I made it back to the east coast all by myself, in a non-air conditioned train overnight from aluva, near cochin. i was so anxious before i got on the train that i had a hard time enjoying my last day at the cherai beach resort, which was lovely, but lonely after mom left. now i have a few days to myself to lounge about on the beach an...

Dave, Jim, Clint and myself have just spent a very relaxing weekend on the Eastern coastline of India, at a place called Mamallapuram. At only around 12,000 people, it is distinctly unique within India - not filled to the brim with people. It is a tourist town, though not overtly touristy. The collection of street touts, willing you to buy their...

After a short stop in Chennai we are now in Mamallapuram, a small fishing town on the coast famous for its rock carvings, it is home to many artists, sculptors and backpackers. The town's sights can all be reached on foot and we have spent a couple of days strolling around the temples. We also spent a day at the nearby Crocodile Bank which inclu...

Wake up, hushhush to bus police station to retrieve Pete's police report for the insurance claim. Then we take the bus up to Mamallapuram (yet another Indian name I cannot keep in mind), about 30rs, bus is not too crowded and we are happy. Due to camera incident we miss out seeing Mamallapuram, I don't really mind not having done my pre-trip res...

After taking the train from Banglore to Chennai (and chatting to a really cool and amazingly intelligent old Indian professor on the way), I headed straight over to the bus station and jumped on a bus to Mamallapuram, eager to escape the big smoke for somewhere a little more serene. Mamallapuram is famous for its stone carvings and sculptures, m...