Vedic Temples, A study in Vastu vidya

Vedic templesA study in Vastu Vidya Kala

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Centre for Traditional Education

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“Vedic” Architecture

• Predominant building Materials were the ones that existed and perished naturally

• “Worship of nature” and „its various elements‟ was responsible for secular architecture

• Literature gives plenty of evidence for planned settlements – of rural and urban characteristics; primarily rural.

• Must not be identified separate from so called “Indus valley civilization”


Vastupurusha Mandala: A planning

concept


Design concept:Sun and Air

movement


Residential planning


Variations-plan types


Functional Planning


What makes a Civilization

• India/ Bharat: One civilization

• A living civilization

• Continuously refining

• Can not be described by languages of

other civilization

• Religion, Kingdom, society, profession,

language, art…expressions of civilizational

characteristics-not definition


India-during Mouryas, Ashoka


Rajapraasaada: Wooden Palace,Patna


Remains from Patna

• Chinese traveler Pha-

heyan describes the

palace

• Roof supported by

225 pillars

• Timber pedestals,

stone shaft


Pillars of Law, stupa, stambha


Mahastupa relief: bodi-ghara

Shrine plan: Bairat


Mahastupa: Sanchi


Sanchi: Site


Buddhist vihaara


Evolution of Vihaaras


Chaitya grihas


viharas


Ajanta cave/ rock-cut temples

Plan


Bhaja…


Ajanta


Nasik…


Rani gumpha: udayagiri


Rani gumpha verandah-upper lvl


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