No pre-seventh century CE South Indian absolutely free-standing stone temples have survived. Samples of early main South Indian temples that have survived, some in ruins, include the diverse kinds at Mahabalipuram, through the seventh and 8th generations. According to Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic versions of several different official https://newscravetoday.blogspot.com/2024/01/exploring-hanuman-temples-cultural.html