Narasamangalam
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| State : | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District : | Tiruvannamalai | ||
| Sub-district : | Cheyyar | ||
| Location : | 12 ° 47 ' N , 79 ° 41' E | ||
| Height : | 86 m | ||
| Area : | 1.79 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,703 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 951 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Narasamangalam is a village in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu with a population of around 1,700 . A little outside the village there are several rock temples from the Pallava period.
location
Narasamangalam lies at a height of 85 m above sea level. d. M. approx. 16 km (driving distance) south of Kanchipuram . 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 and female proportion of the population are approximately the same.
economy
In the area around the village there is farming and some cattle breeding (chickens); There are small traders, craftsmen and day laborers in the village.
history
With interruptions mainly caused by the Chola , the dynasties of the Pandyas (capital Madurai ) and Pallavas (capital Kanchipuram ) ruled the region from the early Middle Ages , but they often delegated the actual power to regional vassals. In the 14th century, Muslim rulers briefly occupied power, which then passed to the Hindu Vijayanagar empire, which in turn had to make way for 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
The most important sights of the place are several rock temples that are definitely from the Pallava period (around 600/650). While the smaller ones have three portals and are fully incorporated into the rock, the larger one is multi-ported and opens on the left. All rock temples each consist of transverse vestibules ( mandapas ) and roughly square cellae ( garbhagrihas ), the entrances of which are raised. Guardian figures ( dvarapalas ) are missing.
See also
The rock temples of Mandagapattu , Mahendravadi , Kuranganilmuttam and Mamallapuram are also attributed to the Pallava period. In Mamallapuram, however, the structure of the temples and their figurative decorations are much more developed and detailed.