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Part 2 - Why Rajasthan Built Cities Around Wells

When British officers began travelling through Rajasthan in the nineteenth century, they expected to find forts, palaces, and temples. Instead, they found entire structures built below ground. At places like Abhaneri, hundreds of stone steps descended deep into the earth. Some were larger than many buildings above them. To modern eyes, they looked almost impossible. Why would anyone invest so much effort in architecture that was largely hidden from view? The answer was water. For centuries, communities across western India faced a problem that remains familiar today: long dry seasons and unreliable rainfall. Their solution was the stepwell. In western India, stepwells became an essential response to hot, semi-arid conditions and unreliable rainfall, allowing communities to store monsoon water for use throughout the dry season.  Known variously as baoris, baolis, vavs, or vapis, these structures collected monsoon water and kept it accessible throughout the long dry months of the yea...
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Vastu shastra (वास्तु शास्त्र) is a traditional Hindu system of architecture which literally translates to "science of architecture." These are texts found on the Indian subcontinent that describe principles of design, layout, measurements, ground preparation, space arrangement and spatial geometry. The designs are intended to integrate architecture with nature, the relative functions of various parts of the structure, and ancient beliefs utilizing geometric patterns (yantra), symmetry and directional alignments.

The basic five elements:

• Prithivi: Earth

• Jal: Water

• Akash: Space

• Vaayu: Air

• Agni: Fire

There is an invisible and constant relation between these elements used in making buildings. Through corrective measures, one can get the maximum benefit of the suitable forces of nature and the five elements. Vastu principles make an attempt to get full benefit of nature’s bounty. 

This is done by the following:

Light   : Sufficient natural light for comfortable living.

Air       : Pure fresh air continuously blowing in and out of the house.

Water  : For drinking and living.

Energy: concentrating of different shapes and forms by using proper positive material.

LITERATURE ON VASTU SHATRA

TOWN PLANNING: SKAND PURANA.

RESIDENTIAL PLANNING: AGNEYE PURANA.

PLANNING OF TEMPLES: VAYU PURAN

PLANNING OF RESIDENCE & TEMPLES: GARUR PURAN

PLANNING OF WATER STORAGE,WELLS,PONDS: NARAD PURAN

DESIGNING OF COMMUNITY CENTERS & CARVING ETC: MATASYA PURAN

Puranic texts such as Agni Purana, Matsya Purana and their Agmic versions in the Dravidian traditions.

VASTU SHASTRA: THE SCIENCE OF DIRECTIONS:

The Directions:

• North (uttar) – This Zone should be kept light or open, clean, it is a source of energy. It is considered the house of Kuber or wealth.

• North East (Eshan) – Zone of divine powers.

• North West (Vayavya) – Zone  of Air .

• South (Dakshin) :The God of death or Yam or the area of freeing one’s soul (moksha).

• South East (Aagneya) :Zone of fire.Source of health.(related to fire,cooking & food).

• South West (Naruthya) :Zone of Demons. effects the longivity of life.

• West:(Paschima) :Zone of Water.

• East (Purab):Zone of Lord Indra & Lord Sun. It is the second source of energy.

SHAPES OF PLOTS:

• Square Plot

• Rectangle Plot

• Circular Plot

• Decagonal Plot

• Triangular Plot

• Wedge Plot

• Dholak-Shaped Plot

• L-Shaped Plot

• Elliptical Plot

• Bow-shaped Plot

• Trapezium-Shaped plot

• Hexagonal Plot

• Octagonal Plot

• Dumroo-Shaped Plot

• Moon-Shaped Plot

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