> > 2) the pallavas built the shore temple around 7th/8th C in stone. > > why then did we have to wait for 2 more C's for Uttama/Sembian > > madevi to convert the brick works to stone..
This earnest task was started by Aditya I and continued thro the age of parantaka. Many temples were conveterd during the span of 100 years before uttama
The trend reached a feverish phase due to the spirit of sembiyan who did not hesitate to add more sculptures to an already existing stone temple - sometimes disturbing even inscriptions !