No pre-seventh century CE South Indian free-standing stone temples have survived. Samples of early major South Indian temples that have survived, some in ruins, incorporate the assorted styles at Mahabalipuram, with the seventh and 8th centuries. Based on Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic models of several different formal constructions https://pressvibez.blogspot.com/2024/02/temple-heritage-and-cultural-history-of.html