Indian Columbus

Introduction If I miss the  Five Ratha  Complex and still claim to have visited  Mamallapuram , people might literally laugh at me. Yes! It is one of the most picturesque and famous monuments of the heritage-rich town.  My three previous posts give a detailed introduction to Five Rathas and exclusive coverage of Draupadi Ratha and Arjuna Ratha. As it is a series of articles, please access these links and go through the content if you have not yet read them.  Five Rathas in Mamallapuram   Draupadi Ratha Arjuna Ratha This article focuses on  Bhima Ratha . I will continue to cover the remaining two Rathas in my subsequent posts. (Note: I wrote about most of the monuments in Mamallapuram about ten years ago in my blog. This series of articles is my attempt to provide much detailed coverage on all aspects of Pandava Rathas.) Layout Bhima Ratha is the third monolithic structure in the Pancha Ratha Complex from the north.  Like other Rathas on the premises, it is named after a Pandava brothe

Introduction If I miss the  Five Ratha  Complex and still claim to have visited  Mamallapuram , people might literally laugh at me. Yes! It is one of the most picturesque and famous monuments of the heritage-rich town.  My two previous posts give a detailed introduction to Five Rathas and exclusive coverage of Draupadi Ratha. As it is a series of articles, please access these links and go through the content if you have not yet read them.  Five Rathas in Mamallapuram   Draupadi Ratha This article focuses on Arjuna Ratha . I will continue to cover the other three Rathas in my subsequent posts. Arjuna Ratha (Note: I wrote about most of the monuments in Mamallapuram about ten years ago in my blog. This series of articles is my attempt to provide much detailed coverage on all aspects of Pandava Rathas.) Layout Arjuna Ratha is the second monolithic structure in the Pancha Ratha Complex. It is built over the common platform shared with the Draupadi Ratha. This base platform can be reached by