<P> The monuments were built during the Pallava dynasty . Known as the Seven Pagodas in many colonial - era publications , they are also called the Mamallapuram temples or Mahabalipuram temples in contemporary literature . The site , restored after 1960 , has been managed by the Archaeological Survey of India . </P>
<P> The monuments were built during the Pallava dynasty . Known as the Seven Pagodas in many colonial - era publications , they are also called the Mamallapuram temples or Mahabalipuram temples in contemporary literature . The site , restored after 1960 , has been managed by the Archaeological Survey of India . </P>
the rock cut temples of mahabalipuram were built by
the rock cut temples of mahabalipuram were built by
the Pallava dynasty
the Pallava dynasty