Consider the following statements: I. The Kailasanatha temple of Kanchi is the earliest Pallava temple hewn from solid rock. II. The Vaikuntha Perumal temple at Kanchi is a rare Pallava temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
II only
Statement I is incorrect: the Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram, built by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimha), is a structural stone temple, not one hewn from solid rock, and the earliest Pallava monuments are the rock-cut mandapas and monolithic rathas at Mahabalipuram, which predate it. Statement II is correct: unlike most Pallava temples (which are Shaiva), the Vaikuntha Perumal temple at Kanchipuram, built under Nandivarman II Pallavamalla, is a rare Pallava temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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