Can you conceive of a construction without cement and steel? Unimaginable? But, a modern marvel – 32 foot high SriChakra shaped temple is taking shape on a sprawling one and a half acre site with just natural elements like lime, jaggery, jute, gam, myrobalan fruit (karakkaya) paste, Indian bael (Maredu/ Bilwa) juice, sand and stone (15 lakh pieces, some weighing 5 tons each). With Lord Shiva as the presiding deity, this Sri Kailasa Prastara Mahameru (human body) Panchamukha Umamaheswara Devasthanam, at Phasalvadi village, near Sangareddy, is being devised, planned and executed by Jyothirvaasthu Vidyapeetham. Modelled after ancient temples like Konark, Hampi, this 20 crore rupee mammoth miracle is expected to have a life of 6,000 years, says Maheswara Siddhanthi, the man behind this project. Hundreds of expert engineers, skilled sculptors, eminent architects and famous artisans have been toiling since day one i.e., 14 June 2017 and are determined to complete it at the earliest. With concepts from epics as its fountain of inspiration, this temple looks certain to flourish as a spiritual centre with unique architectural features!
1) Mention the unique feature of this temple in terms of construction materials used.
2) Which organization is executing the work of this temple?
3) Where is this temple located?
4) Without using cement and steel, can the structure last long? Support your answer with asentence from the passage.
5) Name the temples that were studied to design this temple.
6) Who is supervising this major project?
7) Write the synonym of the word famous.
8) When did the actual construction work start on this project?
ANSWERS
1) lime, jaggery, jute, gum, myrobalan fruit(karakkaya) paste, Indian bael (Maredu/ Bilwa)juice, sand and stone.
2) Jyothirvaasthu Vidyapeetam
3) Phasalvadi village, near Sangareddy
4) Yes. It is expected to have a life of 6,000 years.
5) Konark, Hampi temples
6) Maheswara Siddhanthi9. Determined to live and Write…..
7) eminent
8) on 14 June 2017.