Hampi, India

Ancient Capital of the Vijayanagara Kingdom

Chandramauleshwar Temple on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, Hampi.

 

 

2011 PROJECT PROGRESS



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Planning

  • In 2011 total station mapping was started to check all coordinates and levels at Chandramauleshwar Temple to finalize future courses of action for temple consolidation.
  • Monitoring through MASTRAD tell tales to determine severity of cracking to temple stones.


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Conservation Science

  • The major thrust of the works in 2011 was completing the stabilization of the upper embankment wall. This was done with a view to stabilize the temple as the shifting embankment wall had caused severe cracking and stresses in the temple.


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Community Development

  • The local community has benefited from the project through employment on the site, with the local boatmen getting daily employment as the project team members are ferried up and down the river on coracle boats.
  • Local stone masons, craftsmen and labor have been employed on site to prepare and place stone in the embankment wall.
  • The other group of stakeholders are the religious pilgrims and the religious sadhus living in the ashram on the site, who have benefited by the steps leading up to the temple being reset and therefore making it easier for them to access the ashram.

 

 

2009 - 2010 PROJECT PROGRESS

Planning

  • Careful documenting and planning for Chandramauleshwar Temple and its associated features are being conducted by trained architects in order to guide reconstruction.

Conservation

  • Work at Chandramauleshwar Temple this year has focused on addressing drainage and stability of the embankment walls as well as stone paving.
  • A 45-meter stretch of the upper embankment wall was rebuilt using original stone material from onsite, requiring no new stone to be added.

Community

  • Signage and interpretative panels, to enrich the visitors’ experience, are being implemented.
  • The local ashram is being redesigned for visual integrity with the temple and the greater site of Hampi.