Place · Shaiva · South India · Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Trimurti cave, Mahabalipuram

Also called: Mamallapuram Trimurti cave temple

A Pallava rock-cut group of three shrines on one platform, dated by its 'Malla' inscription to Narasimhavarman I (seventh century). The centre shrine is Shiva and the right Vishnu; the left, popularly Brahma, is read by several scholars as Subrahmanya or Brahmasasta, and a Durga panel stands beside the group.

Sources: Mamallapuram Trimurti Cave — Puratattva; Trimurti Cave Temple, Mamallapuram — Incredible India · see Trimurti cave, Mahabalipuram's web

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Trimurti cave, Mahabalipuram home of

Narasimhavarman I (King) All traditions · The so-called Trimurti cave at Mahabalipuram
Builder; the 'Malla' inscription. (resides_at used for 'associated with the place'.)
Shiva (God) Shaiva · The so-called Trimurti cave at Mahabalipuram
Central shrine.
Vishnu (God) Vaishnava · The so-called Trimurti cave at Mahabalipuram
Right shrine.
Kartikeya (God) Kaumara · The so-called Trimurti cave at Mahabalipuram
Left shrine per Dubreuil, Rao, Lockwood, Nagaswamy (Subrahmanya / Brahmasasta); Vogel read Brahma.
Brahma (God) All traditions · The so-called Trimurti cave at Mahabalipuram
Left shrine per Vogel and government tourism pages; contested.

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The so-called Trimurti cave at Mahabalipuram
In stone and bronze · 2 tellings

Cited

Mamallapuram Trimurti Cave — Puratattva Scholarly
Trimurti Cave Temple, Mamallapuram — Incredible India Media