Spiritual sites in India showcase some of the most complex and lasting urban systems in the world. Cities like Varanasi (Kashi), Tirupati, and Amritsar have populations that grow significantly during…
Are we designing riverfront projects to give precedence to rivers or to enhance social displacement? India’s riverfront projects possess large parcels of land, which have not only given rebirth to…
Kashi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and encompasses a unique conjunction of nature, ritual, and urban form. Here, the sacred is not relegated to…
India’s urban revolution has been re-examining the social bond between space and society. At Varanasi, the ‘Sugamya Kashi’ project pushes accessibility within holy geographies. Formal planning details involve “wheelchair and…
The fundamental character of a city cannot be fully understood through visual observation of its busy environment. It’s something deeper. The world exists beneath the surface of sound which turns…
Temple towns in India occupy a unique place in cultural and urban studies, not only because of their specific spatial organization and historical relevance but also because of their sensory…
Varanasi is among the oldest towns in the world. It is located in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and is most famous for the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the…
There are many instances in which the two distinct fields of architecture and film collide, creating links that go beyond actual buildings and into symbolic spaces. Cinema, with its rich…
Introduction Architecture plays an important role in spiritually shaping spaces, understanding the rituals, and designing according to the worship patterns. Spaces can elicit strong emotions and the initial effect connected…
Varanasi is a city where the sacred and the profane, life and death, antiquity and modernity converge. On the banks of the sacred river Ganges, the succession of Ghats or steps that…
In Pali, Varanasi was written Baranasi, from whence the word Banaras was finally derived. In Varanasi, the homeland of Lord Shiva, there are 54 temples dedicated to Shiva and 54…
Varanasi is a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh dating to the 11th century B.C. Regarded as the spiritual capital of India, the city draws Hindu pilgrims…