Form follows faith: city of Puri in Odisha, India
Arathy, Gopal
Form follows faith: city of Puri in Odisha, India - Vol.89(12), Dec - Mumbai The Indian Institute of Architects 2024 - 23-31p.
Across the world, many cities have traditionally
developed around religious cores. The South Asian
cities have many with a temple at its core. Unlike
the Cathedral cities of the West, these continue to
attract huge numbers of pilgrims. Domestic tourists
traveling for religious rituals continue to be the
highest contributors to tourist influx in many Indian
cities. The urban form of these cities continues to be
changed by a social determinant of ‘faith’. In India,
there are cities which have developed radially from a
temple core as well those which had a linear form of
development along major streets. In the latter form
of urban development, these streets could be either
access streets to the core temple or streets known for
a religious ritualistic procession. Puri city in Odisha is
an example of the latter form of development.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)
Form follows faith: city of Puri in Odisha, India - Vol.89(12), Dec - Mumbai The Indian Institute of Architects 2024 - 23-31p.
Across the world, many cities have traditionally
developed around religious cores. The South Asian
cities have many with a temple at its core. Unlike
the Cathedral cities of the West, these continue to
attract huge numbers of pilgrims. Domestic tourists
traveling for religious rituals continue to be the
highest contributors to tourist influx in many Indian
cities. The urban form of these cities continues to be
changed by a social determinant of ‘faith’. In India,
there are cities which have developed radially from a
temple core as well those which had a linear form of
development along major streets. In the latter form
of urban development, these streets could be either
access streets to the core temple or streets known for
a religious ritualistic procession. Puri city in Odisha is
an example of the latter form of development.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)