Rock Cut Pallava Temple

Viluppuram district, India

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Located in Viluppuram district, India, the Rock Cut Pallava Temple at Sathrumalleswaram is a monument of national importance carved directly from living rock in the distinctive style of Pallava architectural tradition. The temple exemplifies the rock-cut architectural techniques characteristic of the Pallava period, in which sacred spaces were fashioned by excavating and shaping stone rather than built through traditional masonry construction.