Shore temple which was built in the years 700–728 AD, is a temple located in Mahabalipuram, a village located in South Chennai of Tamilnadu. It is so named because the temple faces Bay of Bengal. It is one of the oldest structural stone temples of South India.

The Velurpalaiyam plates of Nandivarman III are the copper plates found at village of Velurpalaiyam. According to    these plates, Pallavas captured Kasi from cholas.

Dandin and Bharavi were the two court poets of Pallava dynasty. Dandin was a grammarian and wrote romantic prose and Bharavi was a Sanskrit poet known for his great work Kiratarjuniya based on Mahabharata.

The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of the Pallava kings in 7th century AD.

Narasimhavarma I was the most famous of the Pallava kings. He took revenge on the Chalukyas by defeating Pulakeshi II and capturing Vatapi. These daring acts won him the titles of Mahamalla and Vatapikonda. 

Pallava dynasty is a South Indian dynasty that existed from 275 CE to 897 CE. Pallavas served as feudatories to the Satavahana rulers. Aparajitavarman was the last king of the Pallava dynasty. He was killed in 897 CE in a battle against Aditya I, the Chola king.

Pallava dynasty is a South Indian dynasty that existed from 275 CE to 897 CE. Pallavas served as feudatories to the Satavahana rulers. The official languages of Pallava dynasty were Sanskrit and Prakrit.

Vishnuvardhana was the important Hoysala king who came after Nrupakama, Ereyanga and Ballala. As a great king of this dynasty, he won Gangavadi from the Cholas and earned the title ‘Talakadugonda’. He tried to expand his kingdom but was defeated by the Chalukyan king Vikramaditya VI.

Ereya was the precoronation name of Pulakesin-II.  He was the most famous ruler of Chalukyan Dynasty. He was the fourth Chalukyan Ruler. Most important source of information regarding the rule of Pulakeshin II is provided by Aihole inscription.

Chalukyas of Badami was the earliest Chalukyan Empire founded by Pulakesin-I in sixth century AD. It ruled mostly over Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Shaivism and Vaishnavism religions flourished during the reign of Chalukyas of Badami.

Chalukyan dynasty is one of the royal dynasty that ruled greater parts of Southern India and central India between 6th and the 12th centuries. Pulakesin I was the founder of this dynasty. Pulakesin-I ruled from AD 535-66 from the hill fort of Vatapi, the capital of Chalukyan dynasty. 

The Aihole inscription was written by the Ravikirti, who is the court poet of Pulakesin-II. Most important source of information regarding the rule of Pulakeshin II is provided by Aihole inscription. The inscription is one of the finest pieces of poetry written in Sanskrit language and Hale Kannada script.

Pulakeshin-II or Pulikeshi-II or Immadi Pulikeshi was the Chalukya emperor who ruled from 610 CE to 642 CE.

He was the greatest ruler in the illustrious Chalukya dynasty and one of the greatest ever kings in Indian history.Pulakeshin-II meeting with the envoys from Persia.

Chalukyas of Badami was the earliest Chalukyan Empire founded by Pulakesin-I in sixth century AD. Badami or Vatapi was the capital of this dynasty. It ruled mostly over Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. 

The Chalukyas of Badami were great builders as well as art-lovers. They built beautiful temples at Badami, Aihole and Pattadakallu. They developed a special style of sculpture called ‘The Chalukya Style’ in Indian architecture. Aihole was one of the cradles of temple architecture. Evolution of the series of temples architecture was first experimented here. This style found its full expression at Pattadakallu.