Govt to deliberate upon various aspects of temple in a two-day international conference

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), a body to conserve the historical monuments in the country under the Ministry of Culture, is going to organise a two-day long international conference on an extremely engaging subject.

Called ‘Devayatanam – An odyssey of Indian temple architecture, it will be held on 25th - 26th February, 2022 at Hampi, Karnataka. The conference will have international experts who will deliberate upon various aspects such as philosophical, religious, social, economic, technical, scientific, art and architectural aspects of the temple.

Announcing it, the Ministry of Culture, said in a press statement, “The Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER Shri G Kishan Reddy will inaugurate the conference. Union minister of state for culture Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal will also address the conference virtually through a recorded message.”

“The conference aims to deliberate upon the philosophical, religious, social, economic, technical, scientific, art and architectural aspects of temple. It also intends to initiate a dialogue on the evolution and development of the various styles of temple architecture such as the Nagara, Vesara, Dravida, Kalinga and others,” it added further.

The Ministry further said that the inaugural session will take place at Pattabhirama Temple, Hampi while the academic sessions will be held in Auditorium, Kannada University, Hampi.

“The conference will have eminent scholars discussing on the various facets of the great temples of India. Various sessions of discussions include Temple- From the Formless to Form, Temple- Evolution of Temple Architecture, Temple-Regional Development Forms and Styles, Temple-Epicenter of art, culture, education, administration and economy, Temple-Protector of environment, Temple- Culture diffusion in South east Asia,” it said.