Immediately before the 2004 tsunami struck the Indian Ocean, including the bay of bengal the ocean water off Mahabalipuram’s coast pulled back approximately 500 meters. Tourists and residents who witnessed this event from the beach later recalled seeinga long, straight row of large rocks emerge from the water (Seven pagodas). As the tsunami rushed to shore, these stones were covered again by water. However, centuries’ worth of sediment that had covered them was gone. The tsunami also made some immediate, lasting changes to the coastline, which left a few previously covered statues and small structures uncovered on the shore (Maguire).….wikipedia
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