Category: Bharatiya Shilpa Vyavastha
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha (Part 11: Forts)
There are thousands of forts and fortresses across Bharat, some of them built thousands of years ago and some of them built just a few hundred years ago. Acharya Vishnugupt Chanakya describes in his exemplary work Arthashastra that forts can be made of multiple types and also elaborates on ways to build them, their strengths,…
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भारत गाथा (खण्ड २-३) प्रकाशित हुए
‘भारत गाथा’ पुस्तक शृंखला आदरणीय गुरुजी स्व. श्री रवीन्द्र शर्मा जी की बातचीत को साहित्यिक, अकादमिक, आदि हलकों तक ले जाने के उद्देश्य से किया गया एक प्रयास है। इस पुस्तक शृंखला का दूसरा खण्ड ‘प्रौद्योगिकी’ तथा तीसरा खण्ड ‘घर एवं वास्तु’ प्रकाशित हो गया है । इसके पूर्व, ‘भिक्षावृत्ति’ के रूप में पहला खण्ड…
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha (Part 10)
6). Western Chalukya/ Kalyani Chalukya: This temple Architecture Style is also from Karnataka and was patronised by the Western Chalukyas from 973 CE to 1180 CE. The Western Chalukya temples were smaller than those of the early Chalukyas, a fact very clearly visible in the reduced height of the Vimana Gopurams, which are built over…
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha (Part 9)
Based on the design of the ‘Garbha Griha’ (The Sanctum Sanctorum – the innermost sanctuary of the temple where the idol is established) there are 3 types of temples.
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha (Part 8)
Hence a Devalaya (Temple) was planned with so many considerations and not just as a Prayer Hall or just a Religious Place. Devalayas were places beyond just the site plan and the site plan was made to suit these uses, yet most of the Devalayas had a mysterious element associated with them too, like in…
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha (Part 7)
How can one describe temples? The Westerners might look at them as the Hindu Counterpart of the Church, but is it really so? Is a temple just a prayer hall or is there something more to it? Read Part 7 of Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha by Acharya Prashant V Kumar
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha : Part 6
Vaastu for living (Continued) House planning was done according to the locality (Farm or Garden or Village or Town or City): Depending on where the house is being built, the design of the house would change.
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha : Part 4
General Introduction to Shilpa Vyavastha 36. Ratna Pareeksha: Ratna Parreksha describes how to identify the nine gems and make jewellery. 37. Ratna Sangraha: This scripture contains chapters on gemmology and Jewellery making. 38. Laghu Ratna Pareeksha: Laghu Ratna Pareeksha contains the details about jewellery making and lapidary (Cutting and Polishing of gems). This treatise is…
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha : Part 3
General Introduction to Shilpa Vyavastha 6. Agni Purana covers Murthy Vidhya (iconography). Like the encyclopaedic nature of any Purana, the Agni Purana too contains many topics apart from the main storyline which have been documented. 7. Brahmanda Purana covers mostly architecture, some sections on arts and certain crafts too. Like the encyclopaedic nature of any Purana…
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha : Part 2
General Introduction to Shilpa Vyavastha It was the year 1982, that we were visiting Belur and Halebidu – the ancient temple sites of Belur Chennakeshava a Vaishnavaite temple and Halebidu Hoysaleshwara a Shaivite temple. I was marvelling at the architecture and the carvings. We didn’t have ‘Smartphones’ in those days and a camera was a…
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