RECONSTRUCTION OF INDIAN TEMPLES
ESHITA KUSHWAHA
A b s t r a c t
India is country where religion plays an important role in individuals life and religious place such as temple is the nerve centre of socity and identity.it is the first choice for the majority of common people even today with respect to spiritual matters even today,that’s why temples are constructed . Every style of building construction reflects a clearly distinctive basic principle that represents a particular culture and era. In this context the Indian Hindu temple architecture are not only the abode of God and place of worship, but they are also the cradle of knowledge, art, architecture and culture. The temple creates a link between man and god it plays an important role in individuals life also act as major social interactive place.The practices and traditions of temples exist not only in history but also in present time which greatly influence the socio-cultural life of its people and gives continuity to traditional Indian values. The Hindu religion and its philosophy greatly influenced Hindu temple architecture in its evolutionary process which continues till this date.there is a need to reconstruct some temples to make it more beautiful and functional . temple architecture also gives the foundation to modernism Therefore this RESARCH through archival research and other documentary, literary works and theoretical investigation on reconstruction of temples and temple architecture as a foundation of modern society and reconstruction and need of reconstructing temple brings out the concepts that have been adopted to make modern india.. Together these aspects bring out the art, science and philosophy behind the construction of the Hindu temple which is as relevant today as it used to be in the ancient times. A continuity of tradition and a science which has its root in the dawn of human consciousness. The case study on annpurna temple indore shows the importance of reconstruction of some necessary buildings and also shows how morden Indian can be constructed with the help of old temple architectureand also focuses on hybrid style of temple architecture.
KEY WORDS : TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE , MODERNISM , HYBRID STYLE , RECONSTRUCTION, EMBELLISHMEMNT, ICONOGRAPHY.
