Narthamalai

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Narthamalai
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Narthamalai, a cluster of small hills, is 25 km from Tiruchi on the Tiruchi-Pudukottai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Here can be seen some of the oldest rock cut cave temples, as well as the longest rock-cut edicts, similar to Asokan edicts and extremely rare in the south of India.^[1]

The two rock-cut temples are classic examples of how temple architecture styles were fusing in different parts of the country.^[1]

See also

• Indian rock-cut architecture
• [1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "Classic example of Chola architecture". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2004-11-05. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/11/05/stories/2004110503191000.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-26.