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'''Mahabalipuram Lighthouse''' is located in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It has been open to tourists since 2011. It was closed in 2001 following a perceived threat from the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]]. The first light was commissioned here in 1887. The lighthouse, with a circular masonry tower made of natural stone, became fully functional in 1904. India's oldest lighthouse, built around 640 AD by [[Pallava]] king [[Mahendravarman I]] stands next to this modern structure. The Pallava era lighthouse is a protected monument, maintained by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name="TTOI">{{cite news |last1=D |first1=Madhavan |title=Mamallapuram light house opens for tourists |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Mamallapuram-light-house-opens-for-tourists/articleshow/7667264.cms |accessdate=17 September 2014 |agency=10 March 2011 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021021727/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Mamallapuram-light-house-opens-for-tourists/articleshow/7667264.cms |archive-date=21 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Mahabalipuram Lighthouse''' is located in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite rowlett|indse|accessdate=8 February 2016}}</ref> It has been open to tourists since 2011. It was closed in 2001 following a perceived threat from the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]]. The first light was commissioned here in 1887. The lighthouse, with a circular masonry tower made of natural stone, became fully functional in 1904. India's oldest lighthouse, built around 640 AD by [[Pallava]] king [[Mahendravarman I]] stands next to this modern structure. The Pallava era lighthouse is a protected monument, maintained by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name="TTOI">{{cite news |last1=D |first1=Madhavan |title=Mamallapuram light house opens for tourists |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Mamallapuram-light-house-opens-for-tourists/articleshow/7667264.cms |accessdate=17 September 2014 |agency=10 March 2011 |work=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021021727/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Mamallapuram-light-house-opens-for-tourists/articleshow/7667264.cms |archive-date=21 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>


== Olakaneeswara Temple ==
== Olakaneeswara Temple ==
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Revision as of 21:22, 15 November 2021


Mahabalipuram Lighthouse
The lighthouse in 2015
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LocationTemplate:Wikidata location
OS gridTemplate:Gbmappingsmall
Coordinates12°36′55″N 80°11′31″E / 12.615241°N 80.191840°E / 12.615241; 80.191840
Constructed1887 (first)
Constructionstone tower
Tower height26 metres (85 ft)
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsunpainted tower, red lantern dome
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Mahabalipuram Lighthouse is located in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It has been open to tourists since 2011. It was closed in 2001 following a perceived threat from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The first light was commissioned here in 1887. The lighthouse, with a circular masonry tower made of natural stone, became fully functional in 1904. India's oldest lighthouse, built around 640 AD by Pallava king Mahendravarman I stands next to this modern structure. The Pallava era lighthouse is a protected monument, maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.[2]

Olakaneeswara Temple

This temple was dedicated to lord Siva. By the end of the eighteenth century or in the beginning of the nineteenth century, the sivalinga was possibly removed by some vandals. A granite roof was constructed atop the temple to keep the light from 1887 to 1900.[3]

Olakaneeswara Temple
The temple and the new lighthouse
Mahabalipuram was a busy port under the Pallavas as early as the 7th century AD. Bonfires were lit on rocks even at that time to aid the mariners. The British first used the temple atop the Mahishasuramardini cave as a light (left). The new lighthouse and the old lighthouse are adjacent to each other (right).[4]

Gallery

  • Mahabalipuram Lighthouse at night
    Mahabalipuram Lighthouse at night
  • Light house at Mahabalipuram
    Light house at Mahabalipuram

See also

Now Mahabalipuram lighthouse has its own official website. http://mahabalipuramlighthouse.com

References

  1. ↑ Template:Cite rowlett
  2. ↑ D, Madhavan. "Mamallapuram light house opens for tourists". The Times of India. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mahabalipuram Lighthouse" (PDF). Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ↑ dgll Archived 2013-05-19 at the Wayback Machine

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