Ekamra Kshetra Heritage Project.

CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research - Zenodo, 2021

The city of temples was named after Tribhubaneswar, "Lord of three worlds" and its proud sculptural and architectural heritage, coupled with its sanctity as Ekamra Kshetra. The city apart from its spiritual, religious and architectural wealth, has abundance of archaeological evidence like ruins of Sisupalgarh (4th C.B.C.) is one of the best preserved early historic fortification in India, Ashokan rock edicts etc. Anyone concerned with historic monuments should have an awareness of the causes of decay. In addition to gravity, which is an ever-present cause of decay, climatic causes, biological causes, botanical causes, natural disasters such as flood and earthquakes are also factors responsible for decay in monuments and sites. This paper attempts to highlight the major problems for protection, conservation and management aspects of some of the important monuments and sites of Ekamra Kshetra, Bhubaneswar.

Cities, 1996

IRJET, 2021

Kottayam (a district in Kerala state) is one of the exotic backwater sites which attract tourists throughout the year. Being a mountaineous region with scenic landscapes, backwaters, bird sanctuaries, temples and churches make this a place of tourist attraction. However, it had not made its full potential into a reality. The Government of Kerala plans to facelift one of the places that is used to be the livewire of the town-Kacherikadavu. Kacherikadavu, located 2 kms from one of the greatest attractions of the town-Thirunakkara Sree Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam, used to be the boat station of the region till around two decades ago. The old waiting shed and parcel office, which were built during the reign of Travancore rulers, exist there even now. In this paper, we explain how to develop Kacherikadavu as a heritage tourist spot. We plan to accompany the Government in transforming Kacherikadavu as a place of tourist attraction. The work is scheduled to be conducted in several stages which include site visits, feasibility studies and surveying of the area, followed by soil exploration studies. It is also intended to submit a design proposal to Government based on various studies. This work will mark the initiation of the contribution to the people of the state by using our gained knowledge in making Kacherikadavu as a place of socially and economically relevant one.

The place of origin of one of the great River Godavari that flows through Northern Maharashtra and Andhra to join the Bay of Bengal, is known as a pilgrimage place that hosts the Kumbha Mela and also is a place for several rituals of the Hindu faith. The paper explores the various issues and potential of the place for conservation and future development.

Journal of Psychology and Education, Vol. 58(2), pp-1004-10013, 2021

India is environmentally and culturally so diverse we can say that "India is a country with in a country, for all reasons and for all seasons" it is not viable to focus on a single destination or tourist experience to understand the effects of tourism on culture. Khajuraho is a beautiful village situated in Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh with an old-fashioned, rural ambience and a rich cultural legacy. The World Heritage Day is celebrated on April 18 to create awareness among the people to conserve and protect the valuable assets and cultural heritage across the world. Heritage is something which is specific and typical of a place or region. Buildings of historic and architectural significance become part of the cultural heritage of a city and the society. Cultural heritage is the creation of human beings, who have created it by virtue of their innovative power, creativity and artistic ability. The monuments and the cultural activities associated with the monuments play a very important role in the lifestyle of the people of India and give a special identity to them. It is necessary to improve awareness of cultural heritage due to its historical, social, aesthetic and scientific significance. Historical significance refers to the relationship to era, person or event. Social significance refers to the social, spiritual and other community-oriented values attributed to a place. Aesthetic significance refers to the special sense of importance of a place with reference to architecture, scale and designs. Scientific significance refers to the scope or possibility of scientific findings from a site, monument or place.

Dhaka’s historic edifices are the evidences of its glorious past as it has experienced a long process of evolution under different rulers, dynasties and regimes. The cultural heritage of this area is manifested by its buildings, street patterns, use of space, lifestyle of the people, religious practices, festivals, traditional crafts and so on. Due to rapid urbanization and lack of awareness or conservation initiatives all these historic monuments/sites are in a state of decay. Uncontrolled and insensitive development taking place around historic sites has created an adverse effect upon the urban fabric in terms of physical and visual quality resulting in the area losing its identity and roots. Among all the severely effected historic sites of Dhaka the Boro Katra and Choto Katra deserve serious attention being the reminiscence of Dhaka as the first Capital of this region 400 years ago. This paper will illustrate two Mughal Katra sites and explore the ways to integrate them with the city fabric so the people are constantly aware of their glorious past. The evaluation of existing development pattern in terms of land use pattern of adjacent areas building height and encroachments is studied thoroughly on site. Finally Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat of these sites were observed. Based on analysis some recommendations are made for the redevelopment and conservation of the historic site that, if implemented is expected, to trigger harmonious improvement of the surrounding area.

Niwasini Devi Temple Complex, Kinhai village, Koregaon Taluka, Satara ith the support of A: Project summary Background of the project: Village Deities and pilgrimage places in the countryside are steadily gaining importance and attention because of the prosperity that has come to these places all across Maharashtra. The Yamai or Sakhargad Niwasini is one such temple complex in the north-central part of Satara District that is relatively unknown outside the district. Besides being full of surprises in terms of fine craftsmanship, unique and popular folk art, graceful fusion of Yadava Period and Bahamani styles of architecture, it boasts of continuous veneration (and hence continuity of a socio-economic order over at least three centuries if not more). The Kinhai Village displays a surprisingly accomplished level of craftsmanship in the brick, stone, clay tile and wood buildings as also the wadas (traditional houses) and temples as examples of local architecture. The temple complex, with its different structures and unique, extensive fortifications, was built in 1745 A.D., and is the family deity of the 'Kinhaikar Kulkarnis', descendants of the Pant Pratinidhi (representatives) of the Aundh princely state under the Maratha Chhatrapatis. Today, the extensive, beautiful complex attracts a number of worshippers, from residents in the surrounding areas, to family descendants settled abroad. However the temple complex was in urgent need of structural consolidation and internal repairs and refurbishment, to counter the corrosive effects of weather, usage, general deterioration over time and insensitive additions and alterations. Of particular importance is the awareness, preparedness and commitment shown by the Kinhaikar Kulkarni Family towards the conservation and improvement of the heritage represented by all the above. The positive signals given by the other guardians of the place towards the ideas presented were indeed welcoming. The former Princely State of Aundh and their patronage of the arts are legendary. It was interesting to see how these traditions were nurtured and found their flowering in the twenty first century.

The history of Odisha, lying on the east coast of India, is well documented from the Stone Age onwards. The evidences suggest that the ports of Odisha had contacts with the Arabs, Mediterranean countries and South Asia, as well as Southeast Asian countries. Khalkattapatna, a medieval port located on the banks of River Kushabhadra was discovered by archaeological excavations which suggest that between the 13th and 15th centuries it flourished and had contacts with Arabia and China, in addition to other countries. During recent explorations, a number of terracotta ring wells, stamped pottery, Chinese and celadon ware sherds, bricks and brickbats, and terracotta beads were found on the riverbank and in the waters of River Kushabhadra because of erosion of the north bank of the river. Remote sensing images of this region from 1977 to 2014 were analysed to delineate the river mouth and its course. Google Earth images of 2003 and 2011 were also referred to for an understanding of the migration of the northern bank of River Kushabhadra. This note describes the present state of the Khalkattapatna port, causes of erosion, change of north bank of the river course and its consequences.