‘We are made by history’ –Martin Luther King Jr.
Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis in association with Seek Sia, kick started their 2 day seminar on the heritage of Indian temple at SNR College. The event was inaugurated by Dr. R. Nagasamy, former director of archaeology, Tamil Nadu. He conveyed to the audience that our heritage is to be preserved for posterity and in the name of renovation, we should not be destroying our roots.
The first session began with Dr. Suresh throwing light on the history of the Pallavas, Pandyas and Rastrakutas. The following session was held by Dr. Manoj on the Badami cave temples of Chalukyas. Dr. R.Gopu, while talking of the Pallava rock cut temples explained, “In Mandagapattu, Mahendra Pallava began the tradition of building cave temples early in the 7th century. Its most interesting feature is the inscription which says that these temples were build for Brahma Ishwar and Vishnu. Garuda and Mahakadla are the Dwarapalkas. Mahendra Pallava was also a great patron of music and wrote Matta Villasa and Bhagava Ajjukam.
The temples at Mandagapattu and Dalavanur are incomplete. The temple at Siyamangalam was later completed by the future generations. On this temple, we learn about the inscriptions and signs. It had a mandapam and statues of not only God, but also the soldiers and Sivaji. Another peculiarity of the constructions of Mahendra Verma is that he uses different names for inscriptions located at different places.
The temple Facade has inscriptions in Sanskrit, Telugu and Tamil. It also has geometrical patterns carved into it.”
Dr. S. Rajavelu, department of Maritime history and archaeology, Coimbatore said that, “In Tamil Nadu, the art of scooping the natural rock surface began in the Pandyan region by carving rain draft line on natural cavern of Tamil Brahmi sites. They have played a very important role in the heritage of Indian temple architecture.”
The last session of the day was lead by Dr. Chitra Madhavan on stone inscriptions and copper plates of the Pallavas. The event concluded with the vote of thanks being proposed.
The seminar was informative, for in today’s world people are less aware of our roots. With this wonderful initiative, people walk out wiser and more proud of the rich heritage that our country boasts of.
Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis in association with Seek Sia, kick started their 2 day seminar on the heritage of Indian temple at SNR College. The event was inaugurated by Dr. R. Nagasamy, former director of archaeology, Tamil Nadu. He conveyed to the audience that our heritage is to be preserved for posterity and in the name of renovation, we should not be destroying our roots.
The first session began with Dr. Suresh throwing light on the history of the Pallavas, Pandyas and Rastrakutas. The following session was held by Dr. Manoj on the Badami cave temples of Chalukyas. Dr. R.Gopu, while talking of the Pallava rock cut temples explained, “In Mandagapattu, Mahendra Pallava began the tradition of building cave temples early in the 7th century. Its most interesting feature is the inscription which says that these temples were build for Brahma Ishwar and Vishnu. Garuda and Mahakadla are the Dwarapalkas. Mahendra Pallava was also a great patron of music and wrote Matta Villasa and Bhagava Ajjukam.
The temples at Mandagapattu and Dalavanur are incomplete. The temple at Siyamangalam was later completed by the future generations. On this temple, we learn about the inscriptions and signs. It had a mandapam and statues of not only God, but also the soldiers and Sivaji. Another peculiarity of the constructions of Mahendra Verma is that he uses different names for inscriptions located at different places.
The temple Facade has inscriptions in Sanskrit, Telugu and Tamil. It also has geometrical patterns carved into it.”
Dr. S. Rajavelu, department of Maritime history and archaeology, Coimbatore said that, “In Tamil Nadu, the art of scooping the natural rock surface began in the Pandyan region by carving rain draft line on natural cavern of Tamil Brahmi sites. They have played a very important role in the heritage of Indian temple architecture.”
The last session of the day was lead by Dr. Chitra Madhavan on stone inscriptions and copper plates of the Pallavas. The event concluded with the vote of thanks being proposed.
The seminar was informative, for in today’s world people are less aware of our roots. With this wonderful initiative, people walk out wiser and more proud of the rich heritage that our country boasts of.