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Vindhyavasini Temple – Mirzapur, U.P RECLAIMING INTEGRITY THROUGH LANDSCAPE DESIGN INTERVENTIONS: A CASE OF MAA SHEETLA CHAUKIYATEMPLE, JAUNPUR, U.P. MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SHIVANI PALIWAL 2013MLA003 SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, BHOPAL NEELBAD ROAD, BHAURI, BHOPAL – 462030 MAY 2015 [Type here] RECLAIMING INTEGRITY THROUGH LANDSCAPE DESIGN INTERVENTIONS: A CASE OF MAA SHEETLA CHAUKIYATEMPLE, JAUNPUR, U.P. A DESIGN THESIS Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE By SHIVANI PALIWAL 2013MLA003 Under the Guidance of AR. SONAL TIWARI SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, BHOPAL NEELBAD ROAD, BHAURI, BHOPAL – 462030 MAY 2015 RECLAIMING INTEGRITY THROUGH LANDSCAPE DESIGN INTERVENTIONS: A CASE OF MAA SHEETLA CHAUKIYA TEMPLE, JAUNPUR, U.P. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This work would not have taken shape without the help and guidance of various institutions, organizations and eminent personalities. I would like to convey my deep gratitude to - My guide Asst. Prof. SONAL TIWARI (School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal), for her academic guidance, and teaching me deeper insights of landscape architecture. Without her clear vision through all stages of work, this dissertation would not have been possible. I am also very thankful to Dr. Savita Raje for her guidance and encouragement throughout, also to Mrs. Savita Punde for directing my vision at the initial stage of this thesis. I want to thank my parents, my sister Shagun & family members who devoted so much of their time & energy to me, without their physical or moral support this project would not have been a success story. Last but not the least a thanks to all my friends especially Antara and Pankaj who infused confidence and came up with helpful tips & suggestions, in the successful culmination of this project. SHIVANI PALIWAL 2013MLA003 Department of Architecture SPA BHOPAL, BHAURI CAMPUS 26th MAY 2015 School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal RECLAIMING INTEGRITY THROUGH LANDSCAPE DESIGN INTERVENTIONS: A CASE OF MAA SHEETLA CHAUKIYA TEMPLE, JAUNPUR, U.P. ABSTRACT Maa Sheetla Chaukiya Temple is a very famous temple of Maa Sheetla (ninth deity worshipped during Navratri) in Jaunpur as well as in surrounding region. This temple was built in 14th century under the Bhars, when a Bhar ruler found the deity in a natural spring which was later converted to a stepped kund and the deity placed on a chauki hence called Chaukiya. Every Hindu resident of Jaunpur has a great reverence for this temple and thousands of visitors come during navratri. Chaukiya temple often encounters the hazardous impact due to the unplanned development, rituals performed or the increasing visitors resulting in ecological damage and fragmented spatial arrangement. A landscape management plan for the areas surrounding the temple intends to conserve the natural landscape and heritage value of the place simultaneously facilitating visitors with the involvement of the community dependent on the temple. School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal RECLAIMING INTEGRITY THROUGH LANDSCAPE DESIGN INTERVENTIONS: A CASE OF MAA SHEETLA CHAUKIYA TEMPLE, JAUNPUR, U.P. Table of Contents 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 4 Need of the topic ................................................................................................................................. 4 Aims & Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 5 Scope & Limitation .............................................................................................................................. 5 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................ 6 2. Literature review ................................................................................................................................. 7 Sacred Landscapes ............................................................................................................................ 7 Criteria for Sacred Landscapes ......................................................................................................... 8 Cultural Landscapes ........................................................................................................................... 9 Criteria for Cultural Landscapes ........................................................................................................ 9 Community Conserved Landscapes ............................................................................................... 10 Historical Significance ...................................................................................................................... 11 3. Case study ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Champaner – Pavagadh, Gujrat...................................................................................................... 14 Location .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Demographic Data ........................................................................................................................ 14 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 15 Myths & Beliefs .............................................................................................................................. 17 Meanings in Vegetation ................................................................................................................ 19 Historical Significance................................................................................................................... 20 Water System ................................................................................................................................ 21 Issues ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Infrastructure Issues ..................................................................................................................... 25 Landscape Management Plan ..................................................................................................... 26 Heritage Trail ................................................................................................................................. 26 Interpretation Center ..................................................................................................................... 28 ........................................................................................................................................................ 29 School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal 1 RECLAIMING INTEGRITY THROUGH LANDSCAPE DESIGN INTERVENTIONS: A CASE OF MAA SHEETLA CHAUKIYA TEMPLE, JAUNPUR, U.P. Visitor‘s Center .............................................................................................................................. 29 Shop Modules ................................................................................................................................ 31 Inferences ...................................................................................................................................... 33 VINDHYAVASINI TEMPLE – MIRZAPUR, U.P............................................................................. 34 Location .............................................................................................................................................. 34 Mythological Significance ................................................................................................................. 35 Cultural Practices .............................................................................................................................. 36 Trikona Parikrama ............................................................................................................................. 37 Other Rituals ...................................................................................................................................... 37 Inferences .......................................................................................................................................... 38 4. Site Analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 39 Location .............................................................................................................................................. 39 Socio-economic Study ...................................................................................................................... 40 Geology .............................................................................................................................................. 44 Hydrology ........................................................................................................................................... 45 Vegetation .........................................................................................................................................
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