The Essence of Balipeetham: Unveiling Its True Significance
Dr Dinesh Soni
A Balipeetham has to be most misrepresented aspect of Indian temples. Balipeetham is a small square or octagonal structure built on a square platform. The structure maybe plain in design…
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Intricate Beauty and bravery: The Hoysala Emblem and Its Significance
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Indian.Temples Research & Media Services (@indian.temples) The Hoysala Empire was a Kannadiga power that ruled most of what is now Karnataka…
Architectural Wonders of Karnataka: Badami, Aihole, and Pattadakkal Temples
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Indian.Temples Research & Media Services (@indian.temples) Remember the iconic 2012 movie Rowdy Rathore? The Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha starrer had…
Unveiling the Treasures of Kuranganathar Temple, Srinivasanallur
Srinivasanallur is a small village on Tiruchirappalli-Namakkal Highway, about 45 kilometres from Tiruchirappalli town, where there is this magnificent Temple called, Kuranganathar Temple, which is quiet popular amongst History and…
The Divine Legacy of Hoysala Temples: An Architectural Saga
The Hoysala temples of Karnataka, located in the Belur, Halebidu and Somananthpura regions, made their way into the Unesco World Heritage list. The announcement was made on UNESCO’s official handle…
Omkareshwar Temple: Reminiscent of Marathas Architecture, Pune.
Dasi Yoga Rakshitha
Omkareshwar means the Lord of the Omkara, representing the “Om” sound. Omkareshwar is one of the other appellations of Lord Shiva. On the banks of the Mutha River in Pune,…
Hoysala Temple Architecture : An Introduction
Geetha Shree
Hoysala architecture is the building style in Hindu temple architecture developed under the rule of the Hoysala Empire between the 11th and 14th centuries, in today's Karnataka. Hoysala influence was…
Shikhara Styles of Indian Temples – An Evolution
Understanding temple architecture is a very interesting part. But you need to have right information for it. In this article, researcher Pranjal Wagh gives very accurate information about temple Shikharas.
Recreating lost heritage, Digitally
How often does it happen to you that you try to visualise how a monument might have looked in its glory? And you can't visualise it properly. What if someone;…
The Lost Temples of Sudi
While some heritage places in Karnataka like Badami, Halebidu and Hampi are well known to heritage lovers, some gems are relatively unknown. Pranjal Wagh brings to us one of these…