No pre-7th century CE South Indian free-standing stone temples have survived. Examples of early significant South Indian temples which have survived, some in ruins, include the diverse designs at Mahabalipuram, in the 7th and 8th generations. According to Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic styles of several different official constructions https://newswirenationwide.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-beacon-of-spiritual-harmony-and.html