No pre-seventh century CE South Indian absolutely free-standing stone temples have survived. Examples of early big South Indian temples which have survived, some in ruins, involve the numerous models at Mahabalipuram, within the seventh and 8th generations. According to Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic designs of various formal structures https://freshnewzspot.blogspot.com/2024/01/exploring-hanuman-temples-cultural.html