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o, , —N, , oO, , . This cave architecture reached its, , decadent phase after A.D.700 and gave, way to the large structural temples, probably because the structural, temples provided a wider scope to the, , sculptor to use his skill., , . The Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram,, , also called the Seven Pagodas, was, built by the Pallava king, Narasimhavarman Il., , . The structural temples were built using, , blocks of rock instead of a whole block, , as earlier., , . Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) is, , built of cut stones rather than carved, , out of caves.