Mahabalipuram at Night

These pictutres were clicked during a late evening drive to Mahabs. But when we reached there everything was closed and we were not allowed to enter the Temple area. These are clicked from the adjacent road which leads to the beach

Mahabalipuram (Tamil: மகாபலிபுரம்) also known as Mamallapuram (Tamil: மாமல்லபுரம்) was a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It is believed to have been named after the Pallava king Mamalla. It has various historic monuments built largely between the 7th and the 9th century, and has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.