page_title: Mandagapattu Temple
hierarchical_section_title: Mandagapattu Temple
caption_attribution_description: English: Mandagapattu first rock cut cave in tamilnadu by mahendravarmapallva,villupuram district This is a photo of ASI monument number&#160; N-TN-C235.
context_page_description: Mandagapattu Tirumurti Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Mandagapattu in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Hewn from rock by the Pallava ruler Mahendravarman I in honour of the trinity Brahma-Shiva-Vishnu, the rock-cut cave temple is the oldest stone shrine discovered and dated in Tamil Nadu. The temple is notable for the earlest known rock-cut Sanskrit inscription written in Grantha script. It is attributed to the Pallava king Mahendravarman I.
  The inscription reads:
  EtadanishTamadrumamalOhamasudham vichitra chitEna nirmA pitanrupENabrahmEsharaviShNulakSitAyanam
  Transliteration into Devanagari script:
  अतद्निष्टकंद्रुं-
  हमसुधं त्तेन
  निम्मर्पितन्न्रपे ब्रह्मो –
  श्वरविष्णुलतायनं
  Translation:
  "The temple dedicated to Brahma, Siva and Vishnu was excavated by Vichitrachitta without using brick, timber, metal and mortar".
context_section_description: Mandagapattu Tirumurti Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Mandagapattu in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Hewn from rock by the Pallava ruler Mahendravarman I in honour of the trinity Brahma-Shiva-Vishnu, the rock-cut cave temple is the oldest stone shrine discovered and dated in Tamil Nadu. The temple is notable for the earlest known rock-cut Sanskrit inscription written in Grantha script. It is attributed to the Pallava king Mahendravarman I (600–630 CE).
  The inscription reads:
  EtadanishTamadrumamalOhamasudham vichitra chitEna nirmA pitanrupENabrahmEsharaviShNulakSitAyanam
  Transliteration into Devanagari script:
  अतद्निष्टकंद्रुं(मलो)-
  हमसुधं (विचित्रचि)त्तेन
  निम्मर्पितन्न्रपे(ण) ब्रह्मो –
  श्वरविष्णुल(क्षि)तायनं
  Translation:
  "The temple dedicated to Brahma, Siva and Vishnu was excavated by Vichitrachitta without using brick, timber, metal and mortar".
caption: Early 7th-century Mandagapattu temple is dedicated to Brahma-Shiva-Vishnu.
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