Mamallapuram · Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Madurai & the coast · India
★★★★☆ Museum & culture
Mahabalipuram does not publish a fixed price, so this site will not invent one. Check the official page below.
UNESCO listed. Seventh-century monuments carved from the living rock beside the sea - the Shore Temple, five monolithic rathas, and Arjuna's Penance, a relief 30m wide cut into a single boulder. MUCH OF THE SITE IS FREE; one ticket covers the Shore Temple and the rathas.
| Adult ticket | Check official booking |
|---|---|
| Child ticket | Free under 15 |
| Typical visit | 3 hours |
| Opening hours | Daily; much of the site is free |
| Indoors or out | Outdoors |
| Region | South India, India |
| Prices quoted in | INR |
The planner warns of wet in May, June, July, August, September, October. Outside those months it says nothing, which is the point — a warning that fires every day is one nobody reads.
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Official page: https://www.asi.nic.in/