Detail from a pillar of one of the mandapams (or mandapas), rock-cut cave temples within the ancient site of Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Pamban Bridge, new vertical lift and old railway bridge connecting the town of Mandapam in mainland India with Rameshwaram on Pamban island, India, Asia

Devaraja Swami Temple, Hundred Pillared Mandapam, Kanchipuram, India, Asia

Devaraja Swami Temple, Hundred Pillared Mandapam, Kanchipuram, India, Asia

Ramanuja Mandapam, rock carved temple, Mahabalipuram, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia