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SACRED THRESHOLD THE CELEBRATION OF GANGA-
THE BEGINNING AND THE END
The sacred GANGES is the cradle of Indian Civlisation. Flowing from Himalayas to Bay of bengal. - The Times
MAYAPUR- KOLKATA Mayapur is located in the heart of the navadwipa island. It is believed to be a very holy place because it is located very close to the joining of the two rivers Bhagiratha Ganga and Jalangi. The most important reason for its fame is because it is the birth place of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The site can be accessed by bus from Kolkata and suburban trains from Kolkata (howrah). The water of Ganga is both pure and purifying, and hence, this site also is important for ritualistic bathing and offerings. This is the spot where the priests and the pilgrims offer spirited and uplifting prayer songs and ‘mantras’ with shimmering brass ghee lamps every morning at 4:00 to the river Ganga, who in turn, glistens with the light of these lamps. The first problem affecting the site is caused by the increasing tourism. Throughout the year, festivals follow in succession and because of this, the city experiences heavy influx of visitors, most of them being domestic pilgrims. -History -Panaramo -Memory -Emotion HISTORY IS NOT THE PAST- HISTORY IS URGENT - Daniel Libeskind
During the last century, when SridhamaMayapur was all but forgotten, the great spiritual master Thakura Bhaktivinoda vigorously sought to restore it to its true importance. Some people insisted that the city of Navadvipa was indeed the site where the Lord had appeared, whereas others held that the actual site was now under the Ganges River.
We mustn’t forget the emotional impact of the buildings around us. - Daniel Libeskind
Fly then where Ganga on the king of mountains falls like a flight of stairs from heaven let down for the sons of men; she hurls her billowy fountains like hards to grasp the moon on Shiva’s crown and laughs has foamy laugh at Gauri’s jealous frown
The threshold is architecture. The most neutral architecturen is often the most aggressive. But in buildings that move us, there’s an element of care. What we feel is the sense of intensity, passion and involvemet. It’s something that goes very deep.
-Kalidasa : Meghaduta
Architectre is the biggest unwritten document of history. - Daniel Libeskind SACRED
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SACRED THRESHOLD - THESIS 2019 - THE CELEBRATION OF GANGA THE BEGINNING & THE END
SACRED THRESHOLD Need for connection between the two - the Man and the Water. To connect - Dhyanam - Meditation - connect the spirit soul and Mother Ganga. The requirementof an sanctum, a focal pointto mediate on. sacred threshold : - sacred - connection being spiritual - threshold - medium between the people and the water
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