No pre-7th century CE South Indian absolutely free-standing stone temples have survived. Examples of early major South Indian temples which have survived, some in ruins, contain the various models at Mahabalipuram, with the 7th and 8th generations. Based on Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic versions of a number of https://newzhappening.blogspot.com/2024/02/temple-heritage-and-cultural-history-of.html