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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Krishna Mandapam
| image = Krishna Mandapa Exterior NE Mahabalipuram Sep22 A7C 02520.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Entrance to the Krishna Mandapa
| map_type = Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Location of
| coordinates = {{coord|12.6167|80.1917|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| native_name = Krishna Mandapam
| country = India
| state = Tamil Nadu
| district = Kancheepuram district
| location = Mamallapuram
| elevation_m =
| deity = [[Lord Krishna]]
| primary_deity_Godess =
| utsava_deity_God =
| utsava_deity_Godess=
| Direction_posture =
| Pushakarani =
| Vimanam =
| festivals=
| architecture =
| temple_quantity = 1
| monument_quantity=
| inscriptions = Inscribed in 1984 under [[List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia|Asia-Pacific]] of UNESCO
| year_completed = Mid-7th century
| creator = [[Pallava dynasty]]
| website =
}}

'''Mandapa of Krishna'''<ref name=UNESCO/> or '''Krishna Mandapam'''<ref>{{cite book|title=Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu |location=India |publisher=Sura Books |page=28 }}</ref> is a monument at [[Mahabalipuram]], on the [[Coromandel Coast]] of the [[Bay of Bengal]], in the [[Kancheepuram district]] of the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref name="library">{{cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/g/019pho000001003u02213000.html|title=General view of the entrance to the Varaha Cave Temple, Mamallapuram|publisher=British Library|access-date=2008-11-18|archive-date=21 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521183718/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/g/019pho000001003u02213000.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] inscribed in 1984.<ref name=UNESCO>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/249/|title=Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram|publisher=World Heritage|access-date=2007-02-08}}</ref> It is located on a hillock next to the open [[rock relief]] of [[Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram)]].<ref name="Michell1977">{{cite book|first=George |last=Michell|title=The Hindu Temple: An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ajgImLs62gwC&pg=PA81|access-date=7 February 2013|year=1977|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-53230-1|pages=81–}}</ref>

It is constituted by an originally open-air [[bas-relief]] dedicated to [[Lord Krishna|Krishna]], dating to the mid-seventh century, which was later enclosed within a mandapa in the 16th century during the [[Vijayanagara Empire]].<ref name="library"/> Notable carvings inside are sculpted panels that bring out the story of Krishna lifting the [[Govardhana Hill]] to protect the cowherds and [[gopis]] (milk maids) from heavy rains and floods – the "most poetic and endearing" Indian or Angkor sculpture-based representation of this legend<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=54XBlIF9LFgC&q=mandapa+of+krishna&pg=PA171 |title=World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India (500 B/W illustr.) |publisher=Algora Publishing |isbn=9780875864846 |year=2008 |page=171 |first1=ʻAlī |last1=Jāvīd |first2=Tabassum |last2=Javeed }}</ref> – and there are also scenes of Krishna frolicking with the milk maids.<ref name="BruynBain2010">{{cite book|first1=Pippa de |last1=Bruyn|first2=Keith |last2=Bain|first3=David|last3= Allardice|author4=Shonar Joshi|title=Frommer's India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qG-9cwHOcCIC&pg=PA335|access-date=7 February 2013|date=18 February 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-64580-2|page=335 }}</ref><ref name=General>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/g/019pho000001003u02210000.html|title=General view of the entrance to the Krishna Mandapa, Mamallapuram|access-date=22 February 2013|publisher=Online Gallery of British Library|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102302/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/g/019pho000001003u02210000.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Layout==
The building facing east has a length of {{Convert|29|ft}} and height of {{Convert|12|ft}}. It is a pillared mandapa.<ref name=Relief>{{Cite web|url= http://puratattva.in/2010/09/03/mahabalipuram-the-workshop-of-pallavas-part-iv-42.html|title= Mahabalipuram – The Workshop of Pallavas – Part IV|work= Open Air Bas-Reliefs|access-date= 26 February 2013|publisher= Puratatva.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131226031322/http://puratattva.in/2010/09/03/mahabalipuram-the-workshop-of-pallavas-part-iv-42.html|archive-date= 26 December 2013|url-status= dead}}</ref>

== Sculpture ==
{{Main|Cave Temples of Mahabalipuram}}
[[File:Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill (Bas relief in Mahabalipuram).JPG|left|thumb|A relief on the rock face of Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill in the Krishna Mandapa]]
[[File:Relief Mamallapuram.jpg|left|thumb|Krishna Mandapa Bas Relief]]

The structure shelters nine reliefs carved on the rock surfaces, all dated to the 7th century but further refurbished with additions made in the 16th century.

One prominent relief depicts Krishna lifting the [[Govardhana Hill]] on the finger of his left hand to save the people from a deluge caused by rains showered by [[Indra]]. People with their cattle are shown taking shelter under the mountain. The story related to this depiction is linked to Indra. Indra was annoyed with the people of the village (now Mathura) as they had discontinued celebration of a festival in his honour. He created a huge storm with heavy rainshowers, threatening the life of the villagers. Krishna, who was from the same village, lifted the Govardhana Hill (near Mathura), creating an umbrella of protection and saving the village, its people, and the cowherds. In this relief, Krishna is flanked by three females to his right; one of them is inferred as [[Radha]], his childhood lover, as she is shown wearing a ''kirita makuta'' crown, a breast band, and many ornaments. On his right stand two figures, one male and one female. In addition, there are several other images in the panel of animals and village folk.<ref name=Relief/><ref name=ASI>{{cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_mahabalipuram_monolithic.asp|title=World Heritage Sites – Mahabalipuram – Monolithic Temples|access-date=23 February 2013|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312100940/http://www.asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_mahabalipuram_monolithic.asp|archive-date=12 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In another relief, Krishna is shown in a joyous mood with his [[gopis]] (milkmaids), a reflection of his double role as a divine being.<ref name=ASI/><ref name=Krishna>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/g/019pho000001003u02210000.html|title=General view of the entrance to the Krishna Mandapa, Mamallapuram|access-date=23 October 2012|publisher=Online Gallery of British Library|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102302/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/g/019pho000001003u02210000.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/tamil-nadu/mamallapuram-mahabalipuram/sights|title=Sights in Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) |access-date=30 December 2012|publisher=Lonely planet}}</ref>

Other reliefs carved on the walls of the cave depict: an elderly person carrying a child on his shoulders, a village scene of cowherds milking a cow with the cow licking the calf; the gopis with water pots on their heads amidst a cowherd playing a flute; a woodcutter walking with an axe and a lady carrying a milk pot and a rolled mat or bundle of grass; and a child hugging her mother.<ref name=ASI/> Krishna's fresco also shows him playing a flute in the fields. The panel further depicts a standing bull, which is perfectly carved by the Pallava artists. In particular, the carvings in the Krishna cave are reported to be very realistic reinterpretations of themes from the Hindu epics.<ref name="Kapoor2002">{{cite book|first=Subodh |last=Kapoor|title=The Indian Encyclopaedia: Mahi-Mewat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mc6C5dVHbGAC&pg=PA4545|access-date=7 February 2013|year=2002|publisher=Cosmo|isbn=978-81-7755-272-0|pages=4545–}}</ref>

==References==
{{commons category|Krishna Mandapam}}
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{{Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram}}

[[Category:Indian architectural history]]
[[Category:Mahabalipuram]]
[[Category:Historic sites in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:7th-century establishments in India]]
[[Category:Architecture of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:7th-century Hindu temples]]
[[Category:Pallava architecture]]

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