Birla Sanctuary, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Area: Kala Pahad in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Manufactured in:1938a.d Manufactured By:raja Baldev Birla Devoted to:lord Venkateshwara of Tirumala Entry:free Photography:allow Sanctuary Timing: 7.00 am - 12.00 pm.and 2.00 pm - 9.00 pm Hugeness: One the greater part of the Birla femily sanctuaries Going to Timing: 30 Mins Best time to Visit: Oct to Walk Closest Route Station:hyderabad Closest Landing strip: Hyderabad About Birla Sanctuary in Hyderabad Birla Mandir is one of the prevalent points of interest of Hyderabad. Birla Mandir, constructed by Birla, is placed on a hillock called Kala Pahad, which is at a separation of something like 2 km from Hyderabad city. Birla Mandir, committed to Ruler Venkateshwara of Tirumala Tirupati Sanctuary, is made of white marble brought from Rajasthan. The engineering style of the sanctuary is a mix of North Indian and South Indian styles of sanctuary structural planning. The sanctuary tower or the "Gopuram" shows the striking characteristics of South Indian sanctuaries. The Jagadananda vimanam fabricated on the sanctum sanctorum takes after the Oriya style of sanctuary structural engineering. The flagstaff of the sanctuary which has a stature of 42 feet is made of metal. Scenes from the legends of Ramayana and Mahabharata are complicatedly cut on the dividers and roofs of the sanctuary. The statues of divinities fitting in with Hindu mythology could be found from the door up to the sanctum sanctorum of the sanctuary. The icon of the primary divinity, Master Venkateshwara, is a reproduction of Balaji of Tirupati. The icon of the primary divinity cut out of stone is something like 11 feet tall. There is a lotus-formed shelter inherent marble at the highest point of this symbol. Birla Mandir, which ignores the waters of Hussain Sagar Lake, gives a surrounding perspective of the twin urban areas of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The sanctuary could be effortlessly gotten to from the city of Hyderabad as it is just something like 1 km from Hyderabad Track Station, 6 km from Hyderabad Transport Terminal and 7 km from the Landing strip. Visitors frequently visit Birla Mandir throughout the early hours of the day to listen to South Indian songs devoted to Ruler Venkateshwara. In the nights, the Birla Mandir is enlightened. History of Birla Sanctuary Hyderabad Birla Mandir is a captivating sanctuary constructed fully in marble, with incredible design hugeness. It remains on 280 feet Kala Pahad, a little rise placed close Hussain Sagar, and gives a marvelous perspective of the Hussain
2. The main face of the monument or the south side is the “Spirit of Sacrifice” standing 25-foot tall. It is a figure of a man with two men crouching below him. It looks as if water is surrounding them and he is keeping the men below him safe.
By examining two famous sculptures the Amenemhat II and Hercules it can be seen they both share similar traits but are culturally, religiously and historically different and their sculptures made sure to establish their religious, cultural and political views their their creations.
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I learned Mandir is a place where Hindu go to worship and not only that it is a house of god, but also
India has produced provocative (From Western standards) sculptures, from Mithuna the Hindu, representation of male and female sculpture locked in a passionate embrace. During the time period of 500 through the 1300 CE, Hindu temple architecture, and sculpture reached new levels of imagination and complexity. A great example would be the Mithuna couple showed in a tight hug with the female leg crossed over the males arms wrapped around each other, and what appears to be the couple kissing, which on western standards, would exhibit a state of an erotic pose. India’s artistic ability’s showed an advanced style, when it produced the marvelous Shiva Nataraja, Lord of the dance, from southern India, Chola period, eleventh century, Bronze height 5ft surrounded by a ring of fire, Shiva dances the eternal rhythms of the universe, birth , death, and rebirth. This sculpture too, not one of eroticism, just magnificent with a women dancing inside a ring of fire, the overall size, just added to the statue, and present of this piece of art. Hindu devotional practices elevate, and promote a sculpture, to an individual’s state of looking or gazing at God’s image; Hinduism holds that God is present in its representations, thus visual contact with a sculpture is like viewing the divine. This is referred to as darshan (Literally, “seeing and being seen by the God”) the very act of beholding the image is an act of worship. Gothic design with its flare, when thinking about sculptures it leads you to the grotesque’s gargoyles waterspouts, these were grotesque figures or hybrid beasts that adorn the rooftops or flying buttresses of the Gothic cathedrals, and were said to ward off evil. The one’s adorning Notre Dame , in Paris are astonishing , Whe...
I think that everybody should go to Nathdwara and visit this holy place and the home of Lord Krishna. It is an exciting experience and one of the most worth seeing place in India. If you are from outside India then you should come to this place and the culture that how diverse India is and how people live together coming from different background.
We must go back to before the beginning of rome the etruscan ancestors of the roman whose temples gave the foundation to roman styles.we begin with understanding that they began using wood for cullums and mud and brick for the podium and structure to create simple rectangular temples. due to the very flammable materials they used the temple would often be burned down and would have to be rebuilt every time taking a different form. and by creating a high podium that reached 13 feet in height they were closer to the good as they saw it. their temples were made in tri-cella meaning three parts for their god jupiter and his two wives juno and minerva. the temples were built with a long porch to be able to have their people to pray within the temple the cullums were freestanding meaning they were not attached to anything and the only purpose was to hold the ceiling another important asset of the etruscans was that the made the temples with a single staircase giving a temple a facade .the first temple the romans had was the roman optimus maximus built in one of the seven capitoline hills and showed all of the etruscan characteristics, high podium deep porch freestanding columns a tri-cella .
Man has always found pleasure in expressing himself by creating art. Through the centuries, man’s art has left behind clues and insight that enables the generations of today to understand their ancestors. In particular, historians and artist alike can see what certain Asian sculptures reflect of the culture and religious beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism is the parent religion to Buddhism; much like Judaism is to Christianity. Despite Buddhism and Hinduism sharing similar philosophies and various idealisms, their respective sculptures also show their differences. There are two important characteristic of the sculptures of these religions. The first is motion versus rest, and second the subject matter. It is these two types of characteristics historians and artist can help use to decipher Hindu and Buddhist sculptures.
Not only is the Pantheon one of the most amazing architectural structures of the Roman Empire, but it is also one of the most intriguing. It was built during the early second century under the rule of Emperor Hadrian to replace a temple built in 27 B.C. by Marcus Agrippa which had burned down in 80 A.D. Like the temple it replaced, the Pantheon was a dedication to the Roman gods. An intriguing fact about the Pantheon is that it was one of the first buildings where the focus is on the interior rather than the exterior. On the outside, the cella appears in the shape of a ...
There are a lot of amazing sacred buildings throughout our historical times, a lot of these amazing architectural building's, most of these amazing buildings are , churches, places of worship that were built to reflect the people who believed to the different religions to the god's, goddess, figure's of worship they believed in enough to represent these sacred architectural places for other followers and for places of worship even today . I'll be telling you about Dome of the Rock and Salisbury Cathedral and what makes them sacred building’s, the time periods, the figure's of worship that inspired these amazing architecture historical building's.
Shiva’s Family is a tenth century relief sculpture made of sandstone from a region of India known as Uttar Pradesh. The sculpture stands approximately two feet in height, one foot in width, and six inches in depth. This elaborate relief depicts Shiva, Hindu god of destruction, and his wife Parvati (Uma-Mahaeshvara) seated on a lotus, the symbol of the universe, which in turn is supported by the bull Nandin, the vehicle of Shiva. This theme of the divine couple is arguably the quintessential image of later Hindu period sculpture in north India because of its intricate and multifaceted details. The artistry found in the details of this sculpture present to the audience a great importance to these figures and the Hindu culture in its entirety.
The Temple was very large and beautiful. My friend and I were both stunned by how gorgeously built the Mandir was. The buildings were big and stretched across several acres of the land. Next to the temple was another large building, which was used as a center for gatherings and entertainment purposes. The temple had many different entrances, the main one we noticed were the big steps ...
Choga Zambil and Djeser-Djeseru are not as well known today as buildings such as the Empire State Building or St. Peter’s Basilica, but when they were originally constructed each was respectively possibly the greatest monument of its time. While the structures may have had formal differences, both were meant to show the power and strength of their creators. They both do this through their size and the architectural choices made in their construction which reference the past while pointing towards the future and innovation.
The main temple of Vishnu and the smaller temple of Shiva were both constructed with white plaster casting. The large archway was ornately decorated with etchings of flowers, figures, and designs of nature. It was interesting to see so much
Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru, is a major city in southern India. It is the ...