Prayas session by Partha Ghosh on Swami Vivekananda & Belurmath Ramkrishna Mission 02.11.2015

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PrayasWednesday Work-out session – On 11th February 2015

Presented By Partha Sarathi Ghosh

Sthapatya Bhabanay Vivekananda

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PerspectiveSwami Vivekananda's pilgrimage took him to many parts of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu. He must have made profuse mental notes of his observations especially on the architectural monuments like the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri palaces, Diwan'I'Khas, palaces of Rajasthan, ancient temples of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and other places.

During his tour in America and Europe, he must have come across buildings of architectural importance of modern, medieval, Modern, Medieval, Gothic and Renaissance styles.To pay tribute to the multifaceted, all-embracing divine personality of Sri Ramakrishna, he envisioned a great edifice combining various architectural features of monuments in various parts of the world. It was Swami Vivekananda's desire that the new temple should embody the salient features of major temple architecture of different religious beliefs so that every one who comes to the Ramakrishna Temple would feel at home and realise the underlying principle of the universal brotherhood and religion propounded by the Great Master.


Swami Vijnanananda

Born

Hariprasanna Chattopadhyaya28 October 1868Belgharia, Kolkata, British India

Philosophy :Vedanta

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To proclaim & make clear the fundamental unity underlying , all religions ,

was the mission of my Master. Swami Vivekananda


Entrance

Madurai Temple, Tamil Nadu


Jodhpur Palace with its chattris and pavillions with semicircular chajja cantilever projections. Note the similarity with the skyline of front facade.

Bengal Temple, Vishnupur, 18th century.


Entrance of Nasik Pandulena Chaitya Hall (First Century BC). Note its rectangular entrance with horse-shoe arches above.

Northern Gateway of the Great Stupa at Sanchi, Bhopal (First Century BC). Note the three horizontal curviform architraves with spirally rolled ends.


Section in perspective of Rock-cut Buddhist Chaitya Hall, Karle, Maharashtra (First Century BC).


Plan of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rome built during the Italian Renaissance (1600 AD). Note the Central nave


Typical ornamented base of a column in an old Hindu Temple.

Capital of a column from Orissa Temple. Note the similarity with that in the Ramakrishna Temple.


Note the similarity with columns and arches supported by double columns in Diwan-I-Khas at Agra fort (AD 1628-58).


Lakshmi on lotus at Kailash Temple, Ellorah.

Buddha seated on lotus at Kanheri.


Inlaid statuettes of Navagraha (nine planet deities) on the circumambulatory path. Note the similarity with those in the Statuettes of deities at Khajuraho Temple.


Dome of Maria Del Flore, Florence (AD 1300). Note the high dome and top lantern. Also note the composition of the tomb at Alwar, Rajasthan.


Temple of Khanderaya Maahadeo at Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) built in 1000 AD. Note the high platform pedestal on which the temple is seated.



Gratitude & Acknowledgement

I like to thank to the Tenet Systems Pvt Ltd ‘ s Management for providing me the opportunity.

I would like to thanks my dear colleagues for being such a wonderful audience and for the presence in every Prayas session.

I would like to mention the book for which I am very much grateful “A Symphony in Architecture” and also Swami Tattajnananada ; principle of Shilpa Mandir , Belurmath.

I would acknowledge Google Image and YouTube for providing me the materials.

And last but not the least Mr. Debashish Saha , mentor for the support.

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Prayas session by Partha Ghosh on Swami Vivekananda & Belurmath Ramkrishna Mission 02.11.2015