Mamandur
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| State : | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District : | Tiruvannamalai | ||
| Sub-district : | Arani | ||
| Location : | 12 ° 45 ′ N , 79 ° 41 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 80 m | ||
| Area : | 9.32 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5,177 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 555 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Mamandur is a village in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu with a population of around 5,200 . Approx. 1.5 km southwest of the village there are 4 rock temples from the early Pallava period.
location
Mamandur lies at a height of almost 80 m above sea level. d. M. approx. 13 km (driving distance) southwest of Kanchipuram . Administratively, the place belongs to the Taluk Arani of the Tiruvannamalai district . The climate is tropical and warm; Rain falls mainly in the monsoon months June to December.
population
The inhabitants of the place are predominantly Hindus ; other religious communities hardly play a role among the rural population of southern India. The male population is around 2% higher than the female.
economy
In the area around the village there is farming and some cattle breeding (cattle, chickens); There are small traders, craftsmen and day laborers in the village.
history
The dynasties of the Pandyas (capital Madurai ) and the Pallavas (capital Kanchipuram ) ruled the region since the early Middle Ages . Since the end of the 8th century, the Chola aspired to the head of power, which they however often delegated to regional vassals. In the 14th century, Muslim rulers ruled briefly, but they had to give way to the Hindu Vijayanagar empire, which in turn had to give way to the Nawabs of Karnatik (approx. 1690–1801). In the meantime, however, the British and French fought for supremacy in the region in the Carnatic Wars (1744–1763).
Attractions
At the foot of an approx. 50 m high granite rock about 1.5 km southwest of the village are 4 rock temples from the early Pallava period (approx. 620). With their three-portal entrances, one or two transverse vestibules ( mandapas ) and square cellae ( garbhagrihas ), they follow the construction principles developed in Mandagapattu a few years earlier .
See also
The rock temples of Mandagapattu , Mahendravadi and Mamallapuram are also assigned to the Pallava period. In Mamallapuram, however, the structural structure and the figural decorations are much more developed and detailed.
