Abstract
The sacred aspects of the temples and old core of towns that hold them are at the crossroads of the historical significance they store and the transformations they adopt. Owing to the formation of newer precincts of profane character in these towns, the significance of the sacred core is being reduced and is under threat due to different forces. Their cultural specificity or uniqueness has become questionable. The thesis aims to study the fact that because of the notion of a pilgrimage to these cities, it has created its own set of visitors, in the form of pilgrims and tourists, each influencing the city in their own way. The object of study is to find ways to balance between the conventional pilgrim town as a place with a sacred character and an attraction for the pilgrim explorer.
Presenters
Charlie GuptaPost graduate Student, Urban Design, SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, BHOPAL, Madhya Pradesh, India
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Sacred and Profane, Heritage, Socio-spatial contestation, Modern pilgrimage
