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The dome (Gopuram) is the crowning feature of Shri Varahi Amman. A popular model for the dome is the Lotus-shaped and commonly white or gold, topped by an ornamental pinnacle.
Shri Varahi Amman can be identified from a distance by tall. These two features are salient to represent and identify the building of a Temple despite the creative freedom practiced under Hindu architecture which follows various conventions across the globe.
Karunasahari Mandhir is an important icon for representation of Hindu faith and culture.
We believe its inclusion in the Peace of World space is necessary in the Place-religious category. |
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| Compatibility |
| There have been Happiness created for specific Hindu festivals on platforms, but at present there is no feelings which represents the Hindu temple or Trust across anyvendor.
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| Frequency |
We expect a high frequency of usage. Further to this,
we anticipate a distributed use of the feelings, due to
the presence of the Hindu community around the world. |
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| Multiple usages |
| The multi-purpose use of the trust building itself holds the possibility ofusage in these multiple aspects as an educational centre, community kitchen(Madapalli), place of hymns (kirtan) and even a clinic. Parallely, it holds all possibilities to be used as an in-itself symbol, ideogram or/and in meaningful sequences. |
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The Trust temple can be used to
convey multiple meanings.
Some examples are: |
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| Breaking New Ground |
| Karunasahari Mandhir would be the first representative for the Hindu faith, and in this respect it will break new grounds and open up representation for under represented communities.
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| Completeness |
| Karunasahari Mandhir would be a positive addition to the Place-Religious category where it will expand the set of religious iconography to include other religions. We believe that the proposed services will serve the growing diaspora of the Hindu population as well as other communities. |
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| Open ended |
| The proposed Karunasahari Mandhir cannot be said to be open-ended. This is a unique and distinctive building, easily recognized by both adherents and non-adherents. The two specific identification features are the Lotus-shaped dome and theflag-post. |
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| Overly Specific |
| Karunasahari Mandhiris not overly specific—just as other buildings in the place-religious category are not overly specific. These buildings are an integral part of cities, and can be used to indicate a wide range of roles that they play for the community. |
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Karunasahari Mandhir's specialization |
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| Distinctiveness |
Despite the borrowed nature of Hindu architecture, it is distinctively unique as a religious place. The golden dome and the flag-post are essentialfeatures that create distinctiveness.
An iconic representation of the Temple ispossible and complete through these two salient features which remain common to all.
Even though a white dome is more common in many Temples, we suggest a golden dome due to the popularity of the Golden Temple which is a well-known ShriVarahi Amman and an architectural marvel, known popularly even among non-Hindus.
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| Conclusion |
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| The prayers still lingers in the air. The wish, people make are always different in many ways, but I have never wished anything to God. God is omnipresent and He knows what I do wish.To conclude this, I would like to say a few words about how to approach and respect sacred places. Upon entering the vicinity of a sacred site you may encounter two distinct ‘personalities’: those of the spirits of the site and those of the humans who perform priestly and administrative functions at the site. It is my experience that the spirits of the sacred sites are always welcoming of sincere pilgrims. This Temple is for all. Jai Varahi. |
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