On of the topics I added in this website was Mahabalipuram pallavas. I had visited this place twice and both times I was amazed with the magnificent statues, carvings out of the stones. The reason I added the pallava topic is to bring the relationship between Mahabalipuram sculptures and the Chola sculptures. Something tells me raja raja cholan may have got the inspiration from here to build beautiful sculptures and to build it huge he may have got the inspiration from the huge Buddhist monuments for Sri Lanka. The sculptures after thousand years of sea breeze still stand out very clearly and shows the pallavas were master craftsman as well. The statues here speak clearly of how the people dressed at that time period, the ornaments, the weapons and facial structures. The praying monkey speaks a story, the huge elephant structures and the shore temples show the greatness of the pallava dynasty. Mahendra Varman and his son Narasimha Varman were not only great rulers but also great warrior kings. Narasimha Varman was the one who defeated Pulukesi, the chalukya king at his own city, Vadapi and killed him. He had prepared for this war for some ten years to avenger the Pulikesi king who had raided the Tamil kingdom. The pallavas during his time ruled over the Pandyas, Cheras. The Cholas were just a small feudal lord under them. The pallavas had great navy and had also won many wars over Sri Lanka. The great general, paranchothi was the one who led the Pallava army against Pulikesi.It has been said that after winning the war, he was the one who brought vinayaga to Tamil nadu for worship. To write on pallavas in detail need more time. As my current focus is on Cholas, I will stop here. God willing once I complete the Chola project, I hope I can start the pallava topic. Thank you