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India is a land of diverse cultural and religious hubs, and temples have always sites of cultural importance. The state of Karnataka is also very well-known fortemples at Hampi, Beluru etc which are architectural marvels. Inheriting these values proposing a contemporary temple complex in this site that abuts theHubballi – Bengaluru highway was a challenge.This temple complex is dedicated to Lord Shiva, where the main temple and the smaller shrines dedicated to other deities are built respecting the Dravidiantemple architecture by ‘Sthapati Swaminathan and his team.
STATUS
Completed
YEAR
2023
LOCATION
Pallikoppa, Hubli
TYPOLOGY
Institutional
SCOPE
Architecture, Masterplanning
The requirement by clients was to propose a temple complex with facilities like Guest house, Kitchen, dining, priest accommodation, and other Dravidian templeelements incorporated accordingly like the, Gaushala, Kalyani, etc.The temple journey is articulated in four parts, that is – The arambha patha, the parivarthana patha, the adhyatmika gola, and the avalokana patha.As one approaches the temple complex from the Highway,they are guided to the ‘Bazaar Street’ where they initiate their path to approach the divine – ‘TheArambha Patha’.
The Arambha patha emcompasses of some shops, refreshments, and also, the queue of people are directed towards the next path slowly here.
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Following which is the‘ Parivarthana Patha’ here one enjoys his walk towards the main temple complex through a series of covered colonnade and Pavilion, thesePavilions engage people with the stories of Lord embedded in them, also giving sneak peaks of the Rajagopura. The Rajagopura unveils itselfs as magnificentstructure as one enters the East pavilion and glances towards the Main temple complex. This path conditions one’s mind to connect with his spirit.
