आगमे विश्वासटिप्पन्यः

(r. 630–668) Pallava dynasty ruler
during its most vibrant era, when it
was a stronghold of Tamil culture.
Narasimhavarman succeeded his father
Mahendravarman, who had been killed
in a battle with the forces of
the Chalukya king Pulakeshin II.
Narasimhavarman avenged his father’s
death by conquering the Chalukya kingdom and killing Pulakeshin II in battle,
but the two kingdoms were so evenly
matched that neither could retain control over the other. Like his father,
Narasimhavarman was a great patron of
the arts. It was during his reign that construction commenced on the great
sculptures at Mahabalipuram in the
state of Tamil Nadu. The most famous of
these is a rock-cut sculpture depicting
the myth of the Descent of the Ganges,
in which a natural vertical fissure is used
to lay out the river’s path.