No pre-7th century CE South Indian no cost-standing stone temples have survived. Examples of early major South Indian temples which have survived, some in ruins, incorporate the varied kinds at Mahabalipuram, with the seventh and 8th centuries. Based on Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic models of various formal structures https://instantnewsalert.blogspot.com/2024/01/exploring-hanuman-temples-cultural.html