उदाङै माखासे साबसिन मन्दिरनि आरिमुआ गोसारनाय मोनसे हादर, मामाल्लापुरमआ बिनि गावनिखौनो हमथायो, आरो बेनि सोरजिगिरि आरो लंथाइगिरिफोरनि देदगाथायनि सिरि होमब्लाबो रोखा साखि महरै गसंथायो।
In a land that is liberally strewn with some of the best in temple art, Mamallapuram holds its own, and stands as a silent yet eloquent witness to the glory of its creators and sculptors.