Tsunami mystery.

Before the end of 2004 , all evidence of the existence of " Seven Pagodas " or Seven Pagodas mostly just a mere legend .
The existence Shore Temple , smaller temples and Rathas only proves that the area has a strong religious significance , but there is a new evidence that a painting of the Pallava era depicting a temple complex .

Ramaswami even explicitly wrote in his book in 1993 titled " Temples of South India " , that " There is no city that sank in Mamallapuram . Nickname given by the Europeans , ' The Seven Pagodas ' is irrational and can not be justified " .
But then in 2002 the scientists decided to explore the area off the coast of Mahabalipuram , where many modern Tamil fishermen who claimed to have seen a glimpse of the ruins on the seabed .
The project is a joint effort between the National Institute of Oceanography ( NIO , India ) and the Scientific Exploration Society , ( Vora , UK ) . Both teams found the remains of a wall at a depth of 5 to 8 feet , and 500 to 700 meters from the beach .
The layout of the walls suggests that they are the walls of some temples . The archaeologists also said that the walls dated back to the Pallava era , roughly when Mahendravarman I and Narasimharavarman I ruled the region .
The scientists also added that the underwater site may contain extra structures and artefacts, and deserves to be explored further in the future.

Shortly before the tsunami.

Shortly before the 26 December 2004 tsunami struck the Indian Ocean , including the Bay of Bengal , the sea water off the coast of Mahabalipuram receded about 500 meters .
Many tourists and local residents who witnessed the receding tides of events , see the row of large rocks emerge from the water that long .
After the tsunami it goes, these stones covered again by water .
However , sediment that had covered it for centuries has now gone . The tsunami also made ​​some changes to the coastline , which led to some statues and small structures were previously submerged in water , was found on the beach .

Submerged temple in Mahabalipuram.

After the Tsunami.

The testimony of witnesses who saw a kind of building shortly before the tsunami , encourage interest in scientific circles back to this site .
Perhaps the most famous archaeological findings after the tsunami is a large lion stone statue , which appeared on the beach because Mahabalipuram shoreline changes caused by the tsunami .
The lion statue was derived from -7 century . Locals and tourists have flocked to see the statue shortly after the tsunami .

In April 2005 , the Archaeological Survey of India ( ASI ) and the Indian Navy began searching the waters off the coast of Mahabalipuram by boat , using sonar technology ( Das ) .
They found that a row of large rocks that have been seen shortly before the tsunami is part of the wall as high as 6 feet and 70 feet in length .
ASI and Navy also found the remains of two temples and a temple sunken caves within 500 meters from the beach . Although this finding is not or has not been so in accordance with the myth of the seven pagodas , at least they showed that a large complex of temples located at Mahabalipuram .

It makes a myth that has been circulating becomes closer to reality and there is the possibility of more discoveries are waiting to be discovered .
ASI archaeologists , Alok Tripathi told The Times of India in an interview in February 2005 , that the sonar exploration has mapped the inner and outer walls of the two temples were submerged .
He explained that his team has not been able to demonstrate the function of this building . A.K. Sharma of the Indian Navy also told The Times of India that the layout of the submerged structures associated with the Shore Temple and other submerged structures , and also match the Pallava era painting of the Seven Pagodas complex .

Archaeologists T. Satyamurthy of the ASI also mentions the importance of finding an inscription that appears on the beach after the tsunami .
The inscription states that the king Krishna III had paid the guards eternal flame at a particular temple . Archaeologists began digging around the inscription was found , and quickly find another Pallava temple structure .
They also found a lot of coins and items used in the ancient Hindu religious ceremonies . When the Pallava era temple excavation , the archaeologists also discovered the foundations of Tamil Sangam era , about 2,000 years old .
Most archaeologists working at the site believe that a tsunami ever hit the area roughly between the Tamil Sangam and Pallava period thus destroying the old temple .
Subrahmanya temple , a temple uncovered by the Tsunami of 2004.
Believed to be one of the 7 Pagodas
ASI also inadvertently discovered a much older structure on this site . A small brick structure , which was previously covered by sand , appeared on the beach after the tsunami .
Archaeologists examine the structure , and it is known that the structure derived from the Tamil Sangam period . Although this structure does not fit the traditional legend , but it adds intrigue and possibilities unexplored history on the site .
Opinion among archaeologists today is that another tsunami destroyed the temple once Pallava in the 13th century . Scientists ASI , G. Thirumoorthy told the BBC that the physical evidence of tsunami 13th century can be found in most of the East Coast of India . Thank you for reading this article .
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