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In which century, the famous shore temple at Mahabalipuram was built ______.

A. 7th century

B. 9th century

C. 8th century

D. 10th century

Answer: Option A

Solution (By Examveda Team)

The city of Mahabalipuram was founded by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I in the 7th century AD. The mandapa or pavilions and the rathas or shrines shaped as temple chariots are hewn from the granite rock face, while the famed Shore Temple, erected half a century later, is built from dressed stone.

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