On my visit to Hyderabad in October 2007, I ended earlier than my scheduled time to meet Great Senior Artist Laxma Goud, I strolled to the nearby Kalinga Cultural Trust compound with my camera to shoot at the various stages of what goes on before a temple is being constructed
Around 600 tonnes of sand stones, brought from Khorda in Orissa, will be used for 'Shikhara' (tower)
More than 60 expert sculpture carvers of stone and cement were on the job from Orissa
Special sand stone blocks have been brought from Orissa for the artists to carve the idols of gods and goddesses for this temple
According to the artist, it would require them at least a week to carve out a single idol
These sculptures will be adorning the walls of the temple similar to the Jagannath temple from Puri
These sand stone blocks have also been brought from Orissa
The idols of Jagannath, Balabhadra & Subhadra, made of margosa (Neem) wood, would be specially brought from Orissa
The main temple being dedicated to the Jagannath and the other five smaller shrines would be of Ganesh, Hanuman, Navagraha, Shiva & Bhimala (Parvati)
Majority of the work were done by the carvers here in this location from the scratch to the finish
This is Varaha Avatara of Vishnu
The highlight of the temple is likely to be its 'shikhara' (temple tower), standing at an imposing 72 feet tall
Temple work commenced way back in 2006, the whole area is about 3000 square yards.
The author of the blog with the onlooking 'mestris' of the temple.
The door work is by the use of sand stone and the walls by the bricks and cement.
The ceiling looks this way when looked from bottom directly.
The roofs are done intricately with different motifs carved by the cement artists.
The shape and design is similar to the original Puri style of temple architecture.
The white building on the right is the Tilangana Bhavan
Lot of construction was going on simultaneously to the carving on the other side of the complex.
Some blogs have covered extensively on more details of this temple, please go through them for your interest - Link
The completed temple was inaugurated on the 18th of March 2009
Note: The last 2 new images are not mine but sourced from the net, hope the owners would kindly oblige
2 comments:
Excellent coverage of the stone sculptures.. these lesser known artists need all the encouragement and acknowledgment that they truely deserve.I am happy that you have brought their works on to the net for many to see and enjoy, thanks.
Thank you Padmaja for leaving your footprints on my blog! Jai Guru Datta!!!
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