No pre-seventh century CE South Indian absolutely free-standing stone temples have survived. Samples of early major South Indian temples which have survived, some in ruins, contain the varied styles at Mahabalipuram, from the 7th and 8th generations. In accordance with Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic models of several different https://newswirelives.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-beacon-of-spiritual-harmony-and.html