It is a paradox that India despite being one among the richest heritage lands, has always encountered a problem in preserving them. The city regarded as the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu, Tanjore, is predominantly known not for all of its architectural greatness, but for one main class of a time, the Brihadeshwara Temple. The monumental piece of architecture, by Raja Raja Chola-I reached the feat of attaining thousand years of age in 2010. Unarguably, it has been and still is one among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The temple is known for its accuracy in the erection of the Gopuram as it is measured to be precisely perpendicular to the ground level. This is one of the greatest achievements for the whole of India, for she has not got any better comparison or competition to put the big temple of Tanjore on line.
The horrifying fact is that the glorifying creation of a lifetime got impaired to a greater extent during its periodic renovation in the name of maintenance. It was found that a lot many extensive and intricate art works with refined detailing got perished while plastering the walls. Gone is the majesty, modesty and the greatness of a landmark monument with the successive invasion of tyranny, in the name of renovation. Yet another mystery which has been excavated from the books of the untold stories is that a group of architects and archaeologists offered the Government of Tamil Nadu, that the temple would be renovated by them as a tribute. Eventually, they were denied to do so, for the reason was that the glory of the building may be replicated. To add up more, one among the team of above mentioned architects had a main and leading hand in the creation of Burj Khalifa. Now that many other temples have emerged out from remaining subtle and dormant, the probability of Brihadeshwara Temple, an epitome is predicted to decline. “Every empire rises to fall”, says the dusts of our History and so did our great Indian tyranny prove. “Hopes are not in dupes most of the time” and so do I hope for an amendment in the practice of our countrymen for the betterment and preservation of the heritage of our country.
-Arun Shankar.M
No comments:
Post a Comment