CONTENTS
Abstract ix
Acknowledgements xi
Contents . xiii
List of tables xv
List of figures xvii
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Background 2
1.2 The need for the study 2
1.3 Aim 3
1.4 Objective 3
1.5 Methodology 3
1.6 Scope 7
1.7 Limitations 7
2. The evolution in the process of conservation 9
2.1 The Conservation Movement and its Ideologies – The Approach in the World
Scenario 10
2.1.1 Prior to 1789 10
2.1.2 Post-French revolution Period 11
2.1.3 The period between two world wars 12
2.1.5 The Present Conservation Policies 13
2.2 The Conservation Movement and its Ideologies – The Approach in the Asian
Scenario 14
2.3.1 The dominance of religion in other Asian countries . 18
3. The association of people with a monument 21
3.1 Meaning of a temple to a community 22
3.1.1 The significance of religion and its belief system 24
3.2 Association through Symbolism 26
3.2.1 Symbolism as perceived in religious architecture 26
3.2.2 The symbolism in Vaishnavism 27
3.3. Association through the function of a religious structure . 29
3.3.2 The system of proportioning – Vastupurusha mandala 30
4. The case of a community-led temple 35
4.1 Introduction to the temple and the meaning attached to the community 36
4.1.1 The popular narrative within the community . 38
4.2 The significance of the location of the temple 39
4.2. The significance of the location of the temple 40
s4.2.1 The location of the temple though historic evidence . 40
4.2.2. The concept of holy streets – Madavidhi . 43
4.3 Symbolism attached to the temple . 45
4.4 The functioning of the temple 48
4.4.2 The significance of the different timings of the ritual practices . 55
4.4.3 The association of the people with different spaces 63
4.4.4 The sensory mapping in the different spaces of the temple . 67
5. The ASI protected temple 75
5.1. History of Shore Temple and its meaning in the present context . 76
5.2 The functioning of the temple 77
6. The conservation approach - conclusion 83
6.1 The act of protection of the ASI 84
6.2 The philosophical approach to the process of conservation . 86
6.2.1 Authenticity of the aim 86
References 93
Bibliography 95
Appendix 97