Significance and forms of samadhi mandirs in the sacredscape of the lord vitthala, Pandharpur
By: Latkar, Vaishali Prasad
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Contributor(s): Natu, Abhijit.
Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2022Edition: Vol.87(12), Dec.Description: 19-25p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: The Varkari sect, a regional variation of the Bhakti movement in
Maharashtra is known for its worship of Lord Vitthala, egalitarian
approach, and literature by saints. The religious architecture of
the Varkari sect includes celebrated typologies of temples, maths
and phads. Samadhis or memorial shrines, that form an important
typology of the religious architecture of the Varkari sect, are less
studied and discussed. Memorial shrines have associational values,
and they dominate the sacredscape of the Lord Vitthala along
the River Bhima. There is a rich variation in the manifestation of
samadhis in the built form.
The paper focuses on the development of architecture of memorial
shrines in response to changes in the religious traditions of the
Varkari sect. The study uses primary data collected through
mapping, inventory and key informant interviews. Archival data
helped in tracing the changes in the religious practices of Varkaris.
Four types of samadhis are identified, viz, a samadhi temple, tulasi-
vrindavan, samadhi platform and free-standing stone slab samadhis.
The rich variety of memorial shrines discovered help in establishing
samadhis as an important heritage typology of the Varkari sect, that
needs to be given due importance in conservation of Lord Vitthala’s
sacredscape.
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The Varkari sect, a regional variation of the Bhakti movement in
Maharashtra is known for its worship of Lord Vitthala, egalitarian
approach, and literature by saints. The religious architecture of
the Varkari sect includes celebrated typologies of temples, maths
and phads. Samadhis or memorial shrines, that form an important
typology of the religious architecture of the Varkari sect, are less
studied and discussed. Memorial shrines have associational values,
and they dominate the sacredscape of the Lord Vitthala along
the River Bhima. There is a rich variation in the manifestation of
samadhis in the built form.
The paper focuses on the development of architecture of memorial
shrines in response to changes in the religious traditions of the
Varkari sect. The study uses primary data collected through
mapping, inventory and key informant interviews. Archival data
helped in tracing the changes in the religious practices of Varkaris.
Four types of samadhis are identified, viz, a samadhi temple, tulasi-
vrindavan, samadhi platform and free-standing stone slab samadhis.
The rich variety of memorial shrines discovered help in establishing
samadhis as an important heritage typology of the Varkari sect, that
needs to be given due importance in conservation of Lord Vitthala’s
sacredscape.
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