Since Malathi and Udanx are carrying the other thread in great fashion, am replying as a new thread.
The tiruparankundram murthi's are really mindblowing - will make a post on them shortly. the grace of the stone sculpture is too great that even bronzes fade in comparison.
The mallai podcast of swaminathan sir, threw up the question of pandya caves.
Maybe we start a list of such, along with pallava caves.
HI 3 possibly pallava(?) caves in the midst of pandya territory always intriuged me. mahibalan patti. pillaiyar patti and kundrakudi. vijay tell me how did these guys come so far.