The 'Ratha' cave temples of Mahabalipuram near Chennai (India) were built by the Pallava king Narsimha in the 7th and 8th centuries. It has rock-cut sculptures. These temples are in the form of chariots (rathas), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as the famous 'Descent of the Ganges', and the temple of Rivage, with thousands of sculptures to the glory of Shiva. There are eight rathas out of which five are named after the 'Pandavas' - Dharmaraja Ratha, Bhima Ratha, Arjuna Ratha, Draupadi Ratha and Nakul Sahadev Ratha - and one after Draupadi. They are constructed on the style of the Buddhist viharas and chaityas. The unfinished three-storey Dharmaraja ratha is the largest. The Draupadi ratha is the smallest and is only one-storeyed. It has an interesting thatch-like roof. The Arjuna and Draupadi rathas are dedicated to Shiva and Durga respectively.