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By: rose

rose — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:40:23 +0000

thanks for the post; i’ve always been interested in temple architecture and more specifically the concept of underlying fractal principles of repeating self-similarity, notably in temples in Khajurao and Thanjavoor. THe more you read up on it, especially the specific measurements and geometry of the garbha-griha, the more fascinating it is…i would write more but i’m at work and govt peons do not indulge in fractal talk! keep posting good stuff..

By: kayd

kayd — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:15:29 +0000

Nice post. It seems to me that all we have left by way of the ancient Indian architecture is the religious architecture. What about ancient houses? What kind of architectural forms did they use? Did they have a coherent architectural pattern language? I see some of this clearly in Rajasthan (Jaisalmer and other places) but what about the rest of India? Does anyone know where more information on this subject might be available?

By: Anu

Anu — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:55:08 +0000

I finally finished reading it. Very nice post. I found this link where you can find pictures of some monuments. http://www.indiamonuments.org/

By: Amardeep

Amardeep — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:57:42 +0000

Su, I fixed your links for you. (Only we are allowed to edit comments)

A little HTML lesson (from your local tech-geek English professor!):

Next time, reverse where you put the URL and the reference. The URL goes in the quotes and the reference (the word you want readers to see) goes between the brackets. Otherwise the links were ok.

By: Panini Pothoharvi

Panini Pothoharvi — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:09:54 +0000

A few words about Khajuraho: the temple wouldn't have been possible without an incredibly huge amount of money pumped in by some moneybag bursting at the seams with irrepressible libido. The so-called 'temple', as such, reflects an unmistakably money-driven take on Hinduism. The consequent voyeurism it invites is the result of economic hubris. The same more or less holds true for Konark. These are no religious temples. These are quite visibly the products of economically privileged cosmologies. Take a look around and you would come to staggering conclusions about the Birla Mandirs and modern day Akshardams mushrooming in contemporary India. Architecture of the kind discussed here is not religious as so erroneously pointed out by Prof Amardeep. They do not represent people's spaces - the so-called public sphere. It is not a surprise therefore that the peoples spaces such as Mohanjodaro, Harappa, Sanghol, Takshila and Nalanda do not figure anywhere in this discussion.

By: Su

Su — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:36:30 +0000

Amardeep: How do you fix the links?

By: Megarajan

Megarajan — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:32:48 +0000

" itÃ¢Â€Â™s a huge temple (built in the 1500s),"

I am sure the Meenakshi temple must have been atleast 2000 years old. Maybe you meant renovation...

By: chandi

chandi — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:33:43 +0000

Thanks Amardeep. I’ll check it out.

By: Karthik R

Karthik R — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:07:06 +0000

No mention of the superb Chola temples in Tamil Nadu? The Brihadeewarar Temple in Thanjavur built by Raja Raja Cholan, the Brihadeeswarar temple (a replica) built by his son Rajendra Cholan at Gangaikondacholapuram and the Airawateeswarar temple built at Dharasuram by Rajendra II are master-pieces of Dravidian architecture.

All three are on the UN’s World Heritage Site list. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/250.

On my last trip home, I visited the last two and couldn’t fathom how they could have built these almost a thousand years ago. Stunning architecture and unbelievable feats of engineering.