000			03065nam a2200157Ia 4500
008			180516s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||
082			_aA TH-0868 _bPAR
100			_aParmar, Krushnakant
245		0	_aStudy of temple town and its public realm : Dakor (Also available on CD)
260			_c2004
300			_aviii,147p.,CD-ROM
505			_aCONTENTS 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Temple Town of India 04 1.2 Nathdwara : A Temple town in North India 08 1.2.1 Location 1.2.2 Organization at town level 1.2.3 Growth 1.2.4 Structure 1.3 Suchindram : A Temple town in South India 10 1.3.1 Location 1.3.2 Organization at town level 1.3.3 Growth 1.3.4 Structure Aims and Objectives 14 Methodology Scope and limitations Frame work 2.0 Introduction to temple town - Dakor 2.1 Regional Context 18 2.1.1 Geographical location 2.1.2 Climate and Rainfall 2.1.3 Demographic Information 2.1.4 General Information 2.2 Historical background of town 22 2.2.1 Origin 2.2.2 Evolution of town 2.2.3 Physical growth of town 2.3 Sacred town : Dakor 26 2.3.1 Religious activities in town 2.3.2 Trends of Pilgrimage 2.3.3 Facilities to Pilgrimage 2.3.4 Commercial Aspects 3.0 Sacred built environment 32 3.1 Overall structure 3.1.1 Urban block 3.1.2 Nature of street structure 3.1.3 Urban elements Main temple Gomti Ghat Pradakshina route Radhakund Dwarkadhish temple Mota Hanuman temple 3.2 Edges and Districts 38 3.2.1 Water Edge 3.2.2 Secondary Edges 3.2.3 Hard and Soft Edges 3.2.4 Districts 3.3 Street pattern 44 3.3.1 Geometry Primary Street Secondary Street Tertiary Street 3.3.2 Activity 3.3.3 Hierarchy Primary Street Node Sub-Street 3.3.4 Movement 3.4 Node 60 3.5 Landmark 62 3.5.1 Physically assertive elements 3.5.2 Singular character of elements 3.5.3 Historical association 3.5.4 Integrated Nature of elements 3.5.5 Association of activity with elements 3.5.6 Local elements 4.0 Public realm 4.1 Water fronts (Ghat) 68 4.1.1 Approach 4.1.2 Layout 4.1.3 Movement 4.1.4 Hierarchy of spaces 4.1.5 Degree of Enclosure Layering of Edges 4.1.6 Activity 4.2 Major elements on Ghats 78 4.2.1 Kuleshwari temple Location Organization Function Character 4.2.2 Trikamji temple Location Organization Function Character 4.3 Commercial Street 82 4.3.1 Approach 4.3.2 Degree of Enclosure 4.3.3 Node 4.3.4 Major elements 4.3.5 Hierarchy of activity 4.3.6 Formal and Informal trade activity 4.4 Chawk 92 4.4.1 Shubhash Chawk Approach Degree of Enclosure Major elements Hierarchy of spaces Activity 4.4.2 Laxmiji tower Chawk Approach Physical form Major elements Movement Hierarchy of spaces Activity 4.4.3 Linear Node 4.5 Residential street 102 4.5.1 Hierarchical street structure 4.5.2 Approach and Layout 4.5.3 Degree of Enclosure 4.5.4 Implied enclosure - Hierarchy of spaces 4.5.5 Major elements 4.5.6 Concentration of Activity 4.5.7 Node formation due to concentration of Activity 4.5.8 Defined spaces - Chawk 4.5.9 Threshold space 5.0 Summing up 120 Base Drawings 128 Illustration credits 146 Bibliography 147
700			_aShankar, Pratyush (Guide)
891			_a1998 Batch
891			_aFA-UG
999			_c50241 _d50241