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• 02:23, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Vivaha-Samskaara - A Traditional Hindu Marriage, A Deep Dive into Rituals (Created page with " The Hindu marriage is also known as the vivaha-samskaara. As a samskaara, it is conceptualized at multiple levels - the individual, societal and cosmic. It is a union of all these forces and also secures the well-being of them all. It achieves this vision through an array of mantras, vidhis and ahutis. In this piece, we explore three of the most common and deeply significant rituals of the Hindu vivaham. ==== Kanyadaanam - An Offering unto Dharma ==== The idea of Daa...") Tag: Visual edit
• 02:21, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Mahashivaratri - Significance of the Great Night of Lord Shiva (Created page with " Mahashivaratri, known as the great night of Shiva, holds profound spiritual significance for devotees around the world. Lord Shiva, the epitome of auspiciousness and the life source of all existence, is revered in various forms, each resonating uniquely with the spiritual growth of the Upasaka, or devotee. From the benevolent Shri Dakshinamurthy, the fountainhead of all knowledge, to the fierce Bhairava, and the all-encompassing Jagadeeshwara, Shiva manifests in myriad...") Tag: Visual edit
• 02:20, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bihu - A Celebration of Interconnectedness & Well-Being (Created page with " Often, owing to a loss of cultural meaning-making mechanisms, we are unable to understand the deeper significance of our festivals. We celebrate them superficially and fail to understand the traditions in their entirety. What makes most of the utsavas of Bharat beautiful is that they have different manifestations in various parts of the country. These festivals, which vary beautifully across different regions of Bharat and even beyond, carry profound meanings that have...") Tag: Visual edit
• 02:19, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Saptamatrkas, An Exploration of Narratives Part 3 (Created page with "==== Who is Indrani? ==== Matrka Indrani who is also known as Aindri and Vajri is the Shakti of Indra Deva, the king of the Devas. We know the opulence, power and resplendence that Indra stands for. One can only imagine the majesty and glory of Aindri then! Dark-red in complexion, she is the one with a thousand eyes like Indra. In two of her arms she holds the Vajra or the fearsome thunderbolt and the Shakthi while the other two rest in Abhaya and Varada Mudra. Adorned...") Tag: Visual edit
• 02:18, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Saptamatrkas, An Exploration of Narratives Part 2 (Created page with "==== Who is Maheshwari? ==== When we speak about Matrka Maheshwari, we can imagine the attributes of Bhagavan Shiva. As the Shakti of Shiva, she is also known as Raudri and Rudrani. White in complexion, she is depicted with three eyes, two hands in abhaya and varada mudra each and the other two holding the trishula and akshamala or sometimes even the kapala. Like Shiva, her emblem is Nandi and her head is adorned by the jata-mukuta while her hands sport snake bracelets....") Tag: Visual edit
• 02:17, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Saptamatrkas, An Exploration of Narratives Part 1 (Created page with " This article is an exploration into the tradition of the Saptamatrkas - the mother-like goddesses who hold symbolic relevance in both worship and Indian sculptural art. From the narratives across the Puranas, Tantra-shastras, Yoga and folk cultures, one derives a multifaceted understanding of the nature and functions of the Saptamatrkas. At the center lies the narrative of evolving consciousness. The 7 mother-like goddesses trace their origins to the Puranas and th...") Tag: Visual edit
• 02:12, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Why The Indian Knowledge Systems for Global Futures Part 2 (Created page with "==== IKS in Action ==== Apart from the classical arts with their dance, music, martial arts etc IKS constitutes many other areas of knowledge too that we see all around us. From the grand temples of Modhera, Martand, Khajuraho, Chidambaram and Thiruvananthapuram to the Root Bridges of Meghalaya, the Siddha medicine of Tamil Nadu, anything that is replicable, scalable and is universally applicable is IKS in action. We practice this in our daily lives too when we learn an...") Tag: Visual edit
• 02:10, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Why Indian Knowledge Systems for Global Futures Part 1 (Created page with "<blockquote>भद्रायां सुमतौ यतेम | ऋग्वेद (६।१।१०) [Let us strive for the wisdom that leads to the welfare of all]</blockquote>There is a global meta crisis and the world is looking at healthier alternatives to loneliness, depression, violence, Big Tech, Big Pharma, and how not to be made redundant by AI. But, we in India are proud parents to something called the Indian Knowledge Systems or IKS, which does exactl...") Tag: Visual edit
• 02:07, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page World Civilizations: Mesopotamia, Part 14 - Covenant and Lessons (Created page with "==== The Notion of a “Covenant” ==== Now, we will study a very important aspect of life in the Ancient Near East that has huge implications for the biblical tradition (6). It is the notion of the covenant. A covenant is basically a legally binding agreement signed between two parties who are unequal - an overlord and a vassal. It is to be understood in a feudal context - the overlord agrees to grant protection to the vassal if he submits to him and to punish the vass...") Tag: Visual edit
• 02:04, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page World Civilizations: Mesopotamia, Part 13 - Written Law Code (Created page with "==== Written Law Codes ==== Today most countries have written legal codes and they have become the norm. But this was not the case in a larger civilisational context. Egypt did not have a written law code as we shall see in the next article. Mesopotamia was the first civilization to come up with an explicitly written code of law. There are so many famous law codes instituted by various rulers - for example: Ur-Namma [2100 BCE] and Lipit Eshtar [1870 BCE] (in Sumerian lan...") Tag: Visual edit
• 02:02, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Vanshavalis: Genealogies in the Hindu Puranas (Created page with " Vanshavalis, or genealogies, form a crucial component of the Hindu Puranas, providing detailed lineages of ancient dynasties, sages, and divine beings. These genealogies are not just historical records but are imbued with religious, cultural, and moral significance. They serve to connect the present with the mythic past, establishing the continuity of tradition and dharma (righteousness) across ages. This article details the concept of vanshavalis in the Hindu Puranas,...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:59, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Seventh Manvantara (Created page with " In Hindu cosmology, a manvantara is an immense cycle of time presided over by a Manu, the progenitor and lawgiver of humanity. Each kalpa (day of Brahma) consists of 14 manvantaras. The seventh manvantara, also known as the Vaivasvata Manvantara, is of particular significance as it is the current cosmic age in which we live. This article explores the events, key figures, and cosmic significance of the seventh manvantara as described in various Puranic texts. The Vaivasv...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:56, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Middle Manvantaras (Created page with " In Hindu cosmology, a manvantara is a vast cycle of time presided over by a Manu, the progenitor and lawgiver of humanity. Each kalpa (day of Brahma) consists of 14 manvantaras. This article explores the events and key figures of the 2nd through 6th manvantaras as described in the Puranas, ancient Hindu texts rich in mythological and cosmological narratives. Each manvantara follows a similar pattern, featuring: - A presiding Manu - Seven sages (Saptarishi) - Various...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:53, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Indian Divisions of Time (Created page with " The Indian concept of time is vast, cyclical, and intricate, rooted deeply in the Puranas. These texts, particularly the Bhagavata Mahapurana, delineate a comprehensive framework for understanding cosmic time cycles, known as Yugas, Kalpas, Manvantaras, and other significant divisions. ==== The Concept of Yugas ==== The Indian division of time is primarily structured around four Yugas or epochs: Satya Yuga (Krita Yuga): 1,728,000 years. The Satya Yuga is the age of...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:51, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The First Manvantara (Created page with " In Hindu cosmology, a manvantara is an immense cycle of time marking the reign of a Manu, the progenitor of mankind. Each kalpa (day of Brahma) consists of 14 manvantaras. The Puranas, ancient Hindu texts, provide detailed accounts of these cosmic cycles and the events that unfold within them. This article examines the first manvantara, also known as the Svayambhuva Manvantara, named after its presiding Manu. The first manvantara is of particular significance in Hindu...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:47, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Geography of the Puranas (Created page with " The Puranas provide a wealth of information not only on mythology, cosmology, and history but also on geography. These texts paint a vivid picture of the world as understood by ancient Indian scholars, blending empirical observations with mythological and religious elements. The geographical descriptions in the Puranas encompass the physical world, sacred landscapes, cosmological realms, and legendary places. ==== Structure of Puranic Geography ==== Puranic geography...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:43, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Ancient Chakravartins (Created page with " In the Puranas and the Mahabharata, there are sixteen legendary emperors known as Chakravartins or Shodasha Chakravartins. A Chakravartin is an ideal universal ruler who wields the Chakra (disc) of Lord Vishnu, symbolizing absolute power and dharma. These rulers are said to have governed vast territories with justice and righteousness. This article explores each of the sixteen Chakravartins and their lives as depicted in various Hindu texts. ==== Bharata ==== Bharata,...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:40, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page A Primer to the Vedic Corpus (Created page with " The Vedic corpus is the foundation of ancient Indian spiritual, philosophical, and cultural traditions. These texts, written in Sanskrit, form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and are considered sacred by Hindus. Vedic literature is traditionally divided into four main categories: Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads. Each category serves a specific purpose and together they encapsulate the spiritual and intellectual ethos of Vedic civilization. ====...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:36, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Ātman in Hinduism: Part 4 (Created page with "==== Religion & Philosophy: The Hindu Trinity ==== We have derived the following three underlying unities: * Ātman <= the underlying impersonal persisting self in the microcosm * Brahman <= the underlying impersonal persisting divine in the theocosm * Sat <= the underlying uncategorical persisting being in the macrocosm But if at the deepest level, we cannot distinguish between categories of various individuals, gods and materials, what makes us think that we can dist...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:35, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Ātman in Hinduism: Part 3 (Created page with "==== Brahman and Divine-Identity: The Theocosm ==== Like most other ancient civilizations of the world (Greece, Rome, Egypt etc..), ancient Indian civilization too was a polytheistic religion where prayers and sacrificial rituals to many divine gods and goddesses formed an integral part of ritual and cultural life. Different cultures of the world did eventually make a transition from polytheism to monotheism eventually. But they did it differently. One simple way to ma...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:33, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Atman in Hinduism - Part 2 (Created page with "==== Ātman and Self-Identity: The Microcosm ==== But instead of that, let us take your identity as a person. If your name is X, then you believe that you are the same person X now as you were, when you were a child right? Imagine the staggering amount of changes that have taken place from your childhood. None of the cells in your body are the same as the cells that were there in your childhood (like the parts of the ship hundred years later were completely different). A...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:31, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Atman in Hinduism - Part 1 (Created page with "==== Identities: Conventional vs Actual ==== The famous ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus said “You do not step into the same river twice”. What he meant of course is that since the water is at constant flux in the river, the set of water that is in the river at some time is not the same as the set of water that is in the river after that time. Why then would we call such different waters at different times by the same river - what makes the river Ganga at one mom...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:29, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Makar Sankranti - The Worship of Bhagavan Surya (Created page with " Often, owing to a loss of cultural meaning-making mechanisms, we are unable to understand the deeper significance of our festivals. We celebrate them superficially and fail to understand the traditions in their entirety. What makes most of the utsavas of Bharat beautiful is that they have different manifestations in various parts of the country. Some of them are also celebrated in far-away lands, signifying the spread of Hindu culture. Makar Sankrant possesses immense i...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:28, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Vasant Panchami - Celebrating Knowledge and Wisdom (Created page with " Often, owing to a loss of cultural meaning-making mechanisms, we are unable to understand the deeper significance of our festivals. We celebrate them superficially and fail to understand the traditions in their entirety. What makes most of the utsavas of Bharat beautiful is that they have different manifestations in various parts of the country. Some of them are also celebrated in far-away lands, signifying the spread of Hindu culture. Vasant Panchami, is one such. Alth...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:27, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Months of The Hindu Calendar - Significance and Festivals Part 2 (Created page with "==== Asvina & Karthika ==== According to the Amanta tradition, Deepavali begins with Govatsa Dwadashi or Vasu Baaras in Asvina, continuing with Dhana Trayodashi, Lakshmi Puja and Naraka Chaturdashi and culminates with Govardhana Puja and Bhai Dooja or Yama Dwitiya in the month of Karthika. Karwa Chauth and Ahoi Ashtami are two other festivals that fall in Asvina according to the Amanta tradition. Women observe a strict fast for the well-being of their children in Northe...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:25, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Months of The Hindu Calendar - Significance and Festivals Part 1 (Created page with "==== Introduction - The Hindu Panchanga ==== Based on the motion of the moon, the Hindu Lunar Calendar has 354 days and 12 months. It is traditionally known as the panchanga. Interestingly, there are different yet equally intricate versions of this calendar as per the geographic region of the country. For example, we also have the Tamil and Malayalam panchanga where the festivals and months differ slightly. The two commonly used calendars are Shaka Samvata and Vikrama...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:22, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Cultural Representation in Media - An Analysis & Way Forward (Created page with "<blockquote>Indian architecture, painting, sculpture are not only intimately one in inspiration with the central things in Indian philosophy, religion, Yoga, culture, but a specially intense expression of their significance. Indian art in fact is identical in its spiritual aim and principle with the rest of Indian culture. Śrī Aurobindo</blockquote> ==== Culture and Representations of Cultural Ideas ==== The elegant cave paintings of Ajanta and Ellora; The great sc...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:14, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Veer Savarkar: Inside Enemy Camp Part 2 (Created page with "==== Madan Lal Dhingra ==== Born on February 18, 1883, in Amritsar, Punjab, into a prosperous family, Dhingra completed his early education in India before moving to England to study engineering at University College London. Initially leading a life marked by ease and epicurean pursuits, Dhingra underwent a profound transformation upon encountering Savarkar4. Under Savarkar’s influence, Dhingra developed a fiery revolutionary fervor. He embraced the belief that the lib...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:10, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Veer Savarkar: Inside Enemy Camp Part 1 (Created page with "<blockquote>In the name of God, In the name of Bharat Mata, In the name of all the Martyrs that have shed their blood for Bharat Mata, By the Love, innate in all men and women, that I bear to the land of my birth, wherein lie the sacred ashes of my forefathers, and which is the cradle of my children, by the tears of Hindi Mothers for their children whom the Foreigner has enslaved, imprisoned, tortured, and killed, I, … convinced that without Absolute Political Indep...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:05, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Codification of Law in India, Part 2 (Created page with "==== Codification of Criminal Law ==== Four Indian Law Commissions worked intermittently on the Anglo-Indian Codes from 1834 to 1879. One of the most important contributions of the first Law Commission was the Indian Penal Code, submitted by Macaulay in 1837 and passed into law in 1860. Codification of the criminal law did not stem from an ongoing reform process but from prevalent legal ideas about “native feelings and prejudices.” Colonial lawmakers such as Macaulay...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:04, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Codification of Law in India, Part 1 (Created page with "<blockquote>The common law is not a brooding omnipresence in the sky, but the articulate voice of some sovereign. * Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Southern Pacific Co v Jenson 1916: 222.</blockquote>This article is part of a series on the codification of law in India which explores the colonial-imperial project of the codification of law, and its effect and continuing relevance, especially in light of the recent decolonisation narrative surrounding the recent enactment...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:58, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Hindu Matha: A Introduction (Created page with " In the 21st century, India is touted as the land of ‘spiritual tourism’. One cannot go a few kilometres without finding a temple or other dharmic structure. Indians have been called as relentless temple builders by medieval tourists. A temple is not just a brick and stone structure. It functions on various other planes than the formal religious one. When a social institution develops around the sacred precincts of a temple, it becomes a ‘Matha’ or an ‘ashram...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:55, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Mandapika Shrines of Morena (Created page with " The ancient Hindu temples of Morena do not date back to any one era. One can find temples from the earliest period of Hindu temple architecture in Morena till the 14th century—that is a period spanning around seven centuries. It shows that Morena had a deep seated tradition of temple building which sustained over centuries, despite many odds. The seventh century mandapika shrines of Paroli and Indra ki Khiravali show that even in the earliest times, Morena was a gre...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:53, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Morena: The Architectural Workshop of the Gurjara-Pratiharas (Created page with " If there is one dynasty in north India which has left a lasting imprint on the architectural style of the region than any other, it is the Gurjara-Pratiharas. Morena was no exception. More than half of the great temples of Morena were built by the Gurjara-Pratiharas, or inspired by their architectural style. ==== The Great Laboratory of Naresar ==== There is a group of around 22 temples in the Naresar village in Morena district. These temples were built in the 8th c...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:50, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Kachhapaghata Wonders of Morena (Created page with " Morena witnessed the last great bout of temple-building activity in the Kachhapaghata Era, lasting from late 10th century to late 12th century C.E. The tradition of building great temples in Morena under the Gurjara-Pratiharas was preserved when the region came to be ruled by the Kachhapaghatas. They were a regional dynasty who had accepted the vassalage of the Gurjara-Pratiharas. However, the Pratiharas were weakening in the 10th century C.E. Many regional vassals f...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:48, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Indic Vs Western Art: The Painter In The Painting - Part 2 (Created page with "==== ART RECEDES INTO THE EGO OF THE ARTIST ==== By the time of the Impressionists most of the creative ideas to tweak a painting had been exhausted. However, the Impressionists hit upon an amazing technique. They argued that from a distance, the vision is not clear and the objects blur into each other, giving an ‘impression’ of various objects. They argued that the artist has to create a scene as it ‘appears to the eye from a distance’ and not as it is. The Imp...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:46, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Indic Vs Western Art: The Painter In The Painting - Part 1 (Created page with " Painting is perhaps the oldest form of art that has been with us since the Cro-Magnon man started making rock paintings. Some of the oldest are to be found in India too at Bhimbetka. In the classical era, we find rock murals in China, in Central Asia and paintings on pottery in ancient Greece. In India, there are rock paintings in many places in the south. The era matures with the illustrious age of the Thanjavur wall paintings which were done on walls of the Great Temp...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:40, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Artist In The Art (Created page with "==== The Mystery of the Nameless Art ==== One of the most enduring questions about ancient Indian art is: why is the art nameless? Where is the signature on the sculpture? The name of the architect on the temple? Where is the Artist in the Art? The mystery of the nameless artist is not confined to India. Almost every traditional society before the Renaissance did not care about the individual artist. Most of the exquisite Greek sculpture is nameless. It begs the questio...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:37, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Author in Literature Part 2 (Created page with "==== There is No New Story ==== While other disciplines of ancient art like sculpture, architecture, or painting seldom bore the name of the artist, literature is a discipline in which the creator’s name has been relatively more present. In Greece, the three greatest of the ancient playwrights – Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles – were all known by their names. The same was true about poets like Homer or Ovid. In India the playwrights were famous by their names...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:36, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Author in Literature Part 1 (Created page with "==== Deconstructing the Novel ==== One of the greatest ‘agents of change’, the foremost of avante garde writers of the early 20th century was James Joyce. He was undoubtedly one of the greatest literary minds ever born. Dubliners, one of his early works, is one of the most beautiful odes to a place. It is the story of a place, more than its people. It is something authors wanting to write about a place dream to achieve. But it was James Joyce who, because of his tal...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:32, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Return of Aesthetics (Created page with " In the previous five articles, we saw how the introduction of the artist in the art led to its ultimate degeneration leading to modernist and postmodernist art. This happened due to the destruction of meaning and purpose in the post-Enlightenment world. The divine inspiration had already been eliminated after the Judeo-Christian conquest of Europe two centuries ago. In this concluding article of this series, we will observe a curious phenomenon of the 21st century. Th...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:28, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Musician in the Music Part 2 (Created page with "==== Ideology and Politics Overcome Musical Tradition ==== The trend to violate the most classical rules of music had started. Composers started creating music based on dissonance, ambiguity and atonality. All of these new ‘techniques’ were actually considered faults in classical music. But modern composers turned them into bedrocks of their musical ‘innovations’. The results were more often than not were unpleasant and not pleasing to the ear but ‘judging mus...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:27, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Musician in the Music Part 1 (Created page with "==== The Traditional Artist ==== Music is most universally popular of all arts and yet one of the most difficult to master. In music too, the ideas that have been discussed in ‘The Artist in the Art’ series have led to a general degradation. Before we go into the trends that took western music to its present situation let us discuss just one brief situation with Indian music. Music is an art form in India in which the entire tradition continues even today, though in...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:23, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Chef In The Food Part 2 (Created page with "==== Revisiting the Ancient Dilemma: What to Eat? ==== For millennia, ever since the onset of culture, man has had no problem in thinking of what to eat for dinner. The menu was pretty fixed given the things available in a certain season and region. It was considered a mark of culture not having to think about what to eat for dinner. It signaled prosperity. For only, the very poor or the very deficient had to think about what to eat. The prosperous always had the familia...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:21, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Chef In The Food Part 1 (Created page with " While all else has been ‘deconstructed’ in the ‘post-modernist era’, food is one of the two things that have survived modernist deconstruction, the other being sex. Consequently, one would think that food escaped the ‘Artist in the Art’ trajectory. But this is not so. Food suffered from the same introduction of the artist and the destruction of food culture. ==== The Dharma of Food ==== The goal of a cook in a traditional culture, where cooking has not bee...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:14, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Aesthetics Vs. Meaning Part V: The Architect in Architecture (Created page with "==== Global Movements in Architecture ==== With the arrival of the colonial age, global movements also started arising. Many claim Baroque to be a first truly global movement, but its transplantation on other continents like South and North America was merely the work of the colonial masters. It was the Eclecticism of the 19th century that truly declared the directionless character of modern architecture. Proud proclamation of the incorporation of whatever elements that...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:12, 20 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Aesthetics Vs. Meaning Part III: The Architect in Architecture (Created page with " In the last article, we saw how the Hindu temple is pulsating with meaning and speaks the language of spiritual symbolism through every structural part of its architecture. We also saw how Islamic architecture in India, despite being aesthetically exquisite, failed to convey higher truths of life and existence to its visitors. We studied how Christianity destroyed the spiritual foundation of sacred architecture in Europe. In the second part, we will see how the loss o...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:57, 19 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Aesthetics Vs. Meaning Part II: The Importance of Hindu Architecture (Created page with "==== The Aedicule in the Hindu Temple ==== In order to understand that we need to first understand the meaning of the term aedicule, this is frequently used about the Hindu temple. In the context of the Hindu temple, the term aedicule refers to the miniature shrine or a mini replica of the entire temple, temple shikhara or vimana, which is to be found most prominently on its shikhara and outer walls of the garbha-griha. It is found in all three major varieties of Nagara...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:52, 19 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page Aesthetics Vs. Meaning Part I: The Importance of Hindu Architecture (Created page with "==== The Perspective Heaven ==== Any student of architecture with reasonable skills in photography knows by instinct upon entering the precincts of an Islamic monument like the Taj Mahal, Agra, or the Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad that he has landed into perspective heaven. The perspective here is easily coaxed out of almost any angle. Point the camera in the right direction and the perspective lines are ready-made. The beautiful gardens with many layers of fountains, wat...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:23, 19 July 2024 Akshayjha talk contribs created page The Temple and the Teertha (Created page with " What remains after an Islamic invader destroys a temple? What remains after the vigraha of the primary devata is destroyed or taken away and the temple is also destroyed? Does the sanctity of the place disappear with one such attack? Or is there something greater to a teertha than a temple? A large part of our country no longer boasts of ancient temples. Starting from the plains of the Punjab and Haryana and continuing through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal,...") Tag: Visual edit