The site has 40 ancient monuments and [[Hindu temple]]s, including Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna's Penance - one of the largest open-air [[rock relief]] in the world. The site includes several categories of monuments: ratha temples with an architecture of monolith processional chariots built between 630 and 668 CE; the mandapa viharas with halls and stone roofs with narratives from the [[Mahabharata]], [[Shaktism]] and [[Vaishnavism]]; rock reliefs particularly [[Relief#Bas-relief or low relief|bas-reliefs]] of [[Shaivism]], Shaktism and Vaishnavism; stone cut temples particularly those dedicated to [[Shiva]] that also reverentially display [[Vishnu]] and others, built between 695 and 722 CE; and, archaeological excavations with inscriptions some dated to 6th century and earlier. The cave temples and monolithic temples were built during the [[Pallava Dynasty|Pallava Period]]. The site is managed by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].