Ekādaśarudrapathá, the mythical and enchanting kāśī viśvanātha dhāma
By: Reddy, Ravi Kumar.
Contributor(s): Srikonda, Ramesh.
Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2022Edition: Vol.87(8), Aug.Description: 31-39p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here In: Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: Though tradition has evolved with culture, both revolve through ingenuity of a cyclic feedback to a stage where the ritualistic social behaviours have transcended to grace the architectural forms and spaces to a status of psychological belongingness, where religious culture is evident while keeping cherished traditions inherent. Sacral architecture of spaces in a religious precinct reverberates the ethos of its cultural background associated with its evolution. The later built forms of Kāśī Viśvanātha Dhāma in Varanasi are seen to mature to a state where the representation of Rudra, the multiplicity of forms of Āḍi-Viśveśvara, to the internal self of the deity or Ātman, immerse the devotee to the ultimate. The path across Kāśī Viśvanātha Dhāma shall be examined with respect to appropriate architectural details and supportive facilities given to devotees, which take them through an engagement of progressive accession of spirituality. Kāśī Viśvanātha Dhāma is seen to mature to be a venerated hermitage which merges the conceptuality of Rudrabhūmi that is traceable to cosmic geometry. The calculations of the respective cosmic math and mapping to the spiritual spaces with progressive segregation sustains not only the invocation of benevolent actuality for devotees but also their psychological metamorphosis.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Though tradition has evolved with culture, both revolve through
ingenuity of a cyclic feedback to a stage where the ritualistic social
behaviours have transcended to grace the architectural forms and
spaces to a status of psychological belongingness, where religious
culture is evident while keeping cherished traditions inherent.
Sacral architecture of spaces in a religious precinct reverberates
the ethos of its cultural background associated with its evolution.
The later built forms of Kāśī Viśvanātha Dhāma in Varanasi are
seen to mature to a state where the representation of Rudra, the
multiplicity of forms of Āḍi-Viśveśvara, to the internal self of the
deity or Ātman, immerse the devotee to the ultimate. The path
across Kāśī Viśvanātha Dhāma shall be examined with respect to
appropriate architectural details and supportive facilities given to
devotees, which take them through an engagement of progressive
accession of spirituality. Kāśī Viśvanātha Dhāma is seen to mature
to be a venerated hermitage which merges the conceptuality of
Rudrabhūmi that is traceable to cosmic geometry. The calculations
of the respective cosmic math and mapping to the spiritual spaces
with progressive segregation sustains not only the invocation of
benevolent actuality for devotees but also their psychological
metamorphosis.
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