About Mamallapuram





Mamallapuram is situated 58 Kms to the south of chennai. The Roman geographer Ptolemy of  second century A.D. refers to it as  Malange.  The pallava dynasty, which ruled this area between  6th- 9th centuries A.D with their capitqal at Kanchipuram, patronised the creation of the wonderful edifices.


      The monuments at Mamallapuram based of the mode of execution fall under four different categories. They are rock-cut cave monolithic  free standing temples, bas-reliefs and structural temples.


Mahabalipuram has a tropical climate. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Aw. The average annual temperature is 28.4 °C. The temperatures are highest on average in May, at around 32.6 °C. In January, the average temperature is 24.3 °C, the lowest of the year.

 The average temperatures vary during the year by 8.3 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 1219 mm. In winter, there is much less rainfall than in summer. The variation in the precipitation between the driest and wettest months is 309 mm.


MTC and TNSTC (Villupuram) Kanchipuram division buses are operating bus from Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Thiruttani etc. Apart from TNSTC MTC operating buses to Mahabalipuram from various parts of the city with Deluxe and Air conditioned Deluxe buses.