No pre-seventh century CE South Indian free-standing stone temples have survived. Samples of early main South Indian temples which have survived, some in ruins, involve the varied designs at Mahabalipuram, through the 7th and 8th generations. In line with Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic models of various official buildings https://newswiresline.blogspot.com/2024/02/temple-heritage-and-cultural-history-of.html