♤ Stage–III–Rajsimha Group :–

At this stage the real structural development of temple’s started and it moved outside the cave, earlier temples were part of caves.

Example: Shore temple at Mahabalipuram, (TN) Kailashnath temple at Kanchipuram.

Figure 3 Kailash Nath

Figure 2 Shore Temple

Stage IV – Nandivarman Group: It is said to be the declining stage of south Indian temple architecture and only small temples were constructed in this period.