Let us understand the humongous efforts to sculpt this one pillar.
1. Examining the stone carefully - quality & hardness of stone.
Selecting the size as per the work to be done.
Next tough step is...
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1. Examining the stone carefully - quality & hardness of stone.
Selecting the size as per the work to be done.
Next tough step is...
@ReclaimTemples @punarutthana @LostTemple7
2. Giving a rough physical look to what's to be sculpt.
2 aspects here - either our sthapathis are too good to remember all the sastras in detail or our ancestors were excellent in making a blue print.
Without these two its impossible to give physical layout.
Because...
2 aspects here - either our sthapathis are too good to remember all the sastras in detail or our ancestors were excellent in making a blue print.
Without these two its impossible to give physical layout.
Because...
Everything sculpted in temple follows Sastra, directions, geometry, physics, morphology of god's and their elements.
Layers of pillar has different elements based on God, direction and its location (inside or outside the temple)
Still more difficult is last stage...
Layers of pillar has different elements based on God, direction and its location (inside or outside the temple)
Still more difficult is last stage...
3. The fine sculpturing.
2 aspects either its sculpted standing or laying on the ground. Standing takes lot of energy. So most of the times it I sculpted laying on the ground
When one side is sculpted laying on the ground, to shift to next side, you should roll the pillar.
But
2 aspects either its sculpted standing or laying on the ground. Standing takes lot of energy. So most of the times it I sculpted laying on the ground
When one side is sculpted laying on the ground, to shift to next side, you should roll the pillar.
But
In the process even a small element like finger, or nose is broken whole work is deemed useless & discarded.
So how did they finish the work so carfeully?
After finishing the work, how did they lift and place it without break in intricate art on it?
So how did they finish the work so carfeully?
After finishing the work, how did they lift and place it without break in intricate art on it?
Toughest of all is fixing the brackets between the capital of the pillar and the roof.
This needs meticulous pre planning and blue printing.
In the pillar shared by @truejainology the brackets are sculpted seperately and then fixed.
So while doing so...
This needs meticulous pre planning and blue printing.
In the pillar shared by @truejainology the brackets are sculpted seperately and then fixed.
So while doing so...
Insert the bracket in hole of pillar and attach the roof stone to bracket simultaneously.
Imagine the number of people working for this act at a time.
The level of coordination & understanding between such large group while working.
What's that "Management" we talk today?
Imagine the number of people working for this act at a time.
The level of coordination & understanding between such large group while working.
What's that "Management" we talk today?
