Relics afloat in Mahabalipuram

Tsunami throw up India relics in Mamallapuram. For those traveling in the area, is another reason to hang out in Mamallapuram.

It seems that some stone remains came to light not far away from Sea Shore Temple. The remains probably belongs to an ancient port city.

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See also Yahoo News: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...1535&ncid=2337 , Tsunamis reveals ancient sculptures on southern Indian shores (Feb 11)

(via the SEA-EAT blog, http://tsunamihelp.blogspot.com/ )

That's very interesting news. Mammallapuram was one of my favorite towns during my visit last December and I was relieved to learn that the Shore Temple had survived the Tsunami. Hopefully, these new discoveries will bring extra business to the area to aid in rebuilding along the beach and replacing all the fishing boats that were lost.

http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/01/stor...0109940400.htm

CHENNAI, MARCH 31. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) today said it had discovered remains of two temples, near the Shore Temple of Mamallapuram, during an excavation in February-March.

"Both the temples are located south of the Shore Temple. With available materials, there is nothing to show that they are part of the Shore Temple. They seem to be separate temples," Alok Tripathi, Deputy Superintending Archaeologist and leader of the excavation team, told presspersons.

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