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Sacred Peaks: Exploring the Nagara Style of Temple Architecture in India

There are more than 2 million Hindu temples in India, showcasing a vast variety of architectural styles that are highly influenced by the region they belong to. The notion of space and time has been envisioned beautifully in Indian architecture. The art and architecture that we see in Hindu temples all hail from one scripture […]

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Clay Carvings: Exploring the Terracotta Temples of Bishnupur, West Bengal

You may have seen many terracotta pots and everyday use items, horses and even the army of Qin Shi Huang of China, but India has its very own temple structure made of terracotta in Bishnupur, West Bengal. Terracotta as you may know has its origins in Indus Valley Civilisation, where burnt clay was used to

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Partha Dasgupta Art infecting the city: Festival comes at a definite time every year. This cyclical movement of event’s where creation and dissolution, coming together of a large number of people for a few days and then going back to their respective day- today lives, continues every year, leaving it’s indelible mark. Over time, things

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