At first sight, Chennai is that big cosmopolitan city that does not have much to offer to the average tourist. But there is always something special about India, something attractive. The food, the people, a laidback atmosphere amidst the chaos. I went 30 kilometres south to Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) a World Heritage city filled with temples and rock carvings. Unlike your usual carvings depicting gods and religious subjects, Mahabalipuram mainly features scenes of everyday life and of ordinary people. Most of the carvings were completed during the reign of Narasimha in the 7th Century but the tradition lives on and you can find excellent sculptors at every corner in town.
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