{"id":42678,"date":"2017-02-27T22:02:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T16:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=42678"},"modified":"2017-02-27T22:02:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T16:32:45","slug":"shore-temple-water-shrine-shore-bay-bengal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=42678","title":{"rendered":"Shore Temple: The Water Shrine at the shore of Bay of Bengal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"moz-reader-content\" class=\"line-height4\">\n<div id=\"readability-page-1\" class=\"page\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content\">\n<strong>Feb 27, 2017:<\/strong> Shore temple is a water shrine where canals bring\u00a0sea water to the temple, is nestled in the small village of Mahabalipuram 60 kms from Chennai, facing the Bay of Bengal.<br \/>\nShore\u00a0temple is a fine example of Dravidian architecture and Buddhist architectural influences, a 60 feet, 5-storied Hindu temple with shikhara, gopuram, and carvings of animals, made out of local granite, whereas other temples of that period are made out of rocks.<br \/>\nThe main shrine has remnants of Shiv and Vishnu, the temple\u00a0is believed to have been built as a site of art rather than a site of worship.<br \/>\nBuilt\u00a0during the 7th-8th century during the reign of the Pallava king Rajasimha and later continued by the Chola dynasty, it\u2019s a UNESCO world heritage site since 1984.<br \/>\nIn 2004 when the\u00a0tsunami struck Southern India, parts of the\u00a0temple were affected. Wind and seawater have also corroded some parts. Recently a stonewall has been constructed\u00a0to protect it from seawater.<br \/>\nThis picturesque site also hosts the International Dance Festival, a month-long festival showcasing diverse forms of classical dance and art, promoted by the Tourism Department of Tamil Nadu, held every year during January-December.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 27, 2017: Shore temple is a water shrine where canals bring\u00a0sea water to the temple, is nestled in the small village of Mahabalipuram 60 kms from Chennai, facing the Bay of Bengal. Shore\u00a0temple is a fine example of Dravidian architecture and Buddhist architectural influences, a 60 feet, 5-storied Hindu temple with shikhara, gopuram, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42678"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}