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Which city is also known as the city of seven pagodas?

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Tiruvananthapuram
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Kanchipuram
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Trivandrum
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Mahabalipuram
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The correct option is D Mahabalipuram
Mahabalipuram is popularly known as the city of seven pagodas. The group of sanctuaries, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. It lies on the Coromandel Coast which faces the Bay of Bengal and was the second capital of the Pallavas who ruled Kanchipuram.

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