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                           India is a land of never  ending variety and comprising a myriad  facets of  artistic  adornment. Indian archictecture is a living legend that  reflects  traditon, culture  and  religions.  South India is the  home of  magnificent Hindu  Temples, an embodiment  of divinity enshrined, which represent the  imagination and skill of ancient crafsmen. Their contribution to the overall pattern of Indian art down the  ages is invaluable.

STHAPATHI

STHAPATHI
Temples of India are standing tall from the centuries where compare to other buildings there maximum age is not more than 100 years. The main reason is Hindu temples are built as per vastushastra (Beauty, structural stability, quality, space planning, light, sound, volume).The basic parts of the temples ar  Ardh mandap (entrance Hall), Sabha Mandhap (main hall), garbh griha (Diety room), Padkrishna (path around garbh griha), Dome on Ardhmandap & sabha mandhap, shikkhar on garbh griha. On the top of Dome & Shikkhar kalash of metal in mounted which is for earthing lightening, even the difference of ‘mm’ in placing the column, beams and other is not allowed, there orientation is according to the nature to resist the impacts, there are no. of features involved in temple architecture. Which until now are not fully combined with the modern architecture? Temple with the modern architecture .Temple architecture is more deep as you go into it.

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                                   Vastupurusa

For the basis of Hindú architecture often reference is made to Vastupurusa or “the spirit of the site”. One legend explains this as follows. There was an evil demigod (bhuta) who was
born during Siva’s fight with the Asur Andhaka. This bhuta possessed a terrifying countenance and an insatiable hunger. The legend goes that having done great penance, the bhuta won a boon from Siva that allowed him to swallow the three worlds that constitute the Hindu cosmos. As this being stretched himself and began to occupy the heavens, he
fell flat on the earth. The various gods and demigods seized this opportunity and pinned various parts of his body to the ground, rendering him helpless. This being came to be called Vast (or Vastupurusa) because the gods and demigods managed to lodge themselves on his body. Legends hold that the deities, in pinning him down, occupied different parts of his body and continued to reside there (Figure1). In order to satisfy his hunger, Brahma
ordained that he receive offerings from people on building sites before construction.
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