No pre-7th century CE South Indian absolutely free-standing stone temples have survived. Examples of early main South Indian temples that have survived, some in ruins, contain the various kinds at Mahabalipuram, from the seventh and 8th centuries. In accordance with Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic types of a number https://newsnoveltoday.blogspot.com/2024/04/unveiling-majesty-of-hindu-temple-in.html