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Celestial Mirror
Explore the eighteenth-century Indian astronomical observatories called the Jantar Mantars, massive, stunning structures built to observe and understand the heavens Between 1724 and 1730, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five astronomical observatories, called Jantar Mantars, in northern India. The four remaining observatories are an extraordinary fusion of architecture and science, combining elements of astronomy, astrology, and geometry into forms of remarkable beauty. The observatories' large scale and striking geometric forms have captivated the attention of architects, artists, scientists, and historians worldwide, yet their purpose and use remain largely unknown to the public. In this book, Barry Perlus's visually driven exploration brings readers to the Jantar Mantars and creates an immersive experience. Panoramas plunge the viewer into a breathtaking 360-degree space, while pages of explanatory illustrations describe the observatories and the workings of their many instruments. The book provides the experience of visiting the sites, the historical context of the Jantar Mantars, and an understanding of their scientific and architectural innovations.
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The art of loving Krishna : ornamentation and devotion
Since ancient times, Hindus have expressed their love and devotion to
their deities through beautiful ornamentation -- dressing and decorating the deities
with elaborate clothing, jewelry, and flowers. In this pioneering study of temples
in Vrindaban and Jaipur, India, Cynthia Packert takes readers across temple
thresholds and into the god Krishna's sacred domain. She describes what devotees see
when they behold gorgeously attired representations of the god and why these images
look the way they do. She discusses new media as well as global forms of devotion
popular in India and abroad. The Art of Loving Krishna opens a universe of meaning
in which art, religious action, and devotion are dynamically intertwined.
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Building Jaipur
Jaipur, in Rajasthan, is one of India's most famous cities, and is renowned for its palaces and museums, its craft traditions and its distinctive pink shops and houses. A planned city within walls, it was built in pre-modern times according to a distinctive Indian theory of architecture known as vastu vidya. As architecture subsequently developed in India, in response to British and latterly post-colonial policies, this system became increasingly marginalized and fragmented, decreasingly practiced and understood. Taking Jaipur as a test case, the authors use this lost tradition to explain historic Indian buildings according to the rationale of their original architects. The authors also examine the place of traditional architectural theory in a modern context – Post-Modern architecture in India has often sought to recapture a spirit of the past, and yet been reluctant to engage with traditional theory. By chronicling the gradual eclipse of Indian architectural theory, the authors explain how this reluctance arose; they also describe the need and the terms for a fresh engagement with it. The result is an architectural biography of a city, and a concise history of Indian architectural theory over the last 300 years.
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Emerald City
Lawrence A. Babb's Emerald City provides an intriguing
portrait of the gemstone cutting industry of the North Indian city
of Jaipur. It focuses on the ownership class consisting mainly of
Jains and members of northern India's traditional trading
communities. Based on oral-historical investigations of family
firms, along with ethnographic observations and interviews, the
book describes how the industry is organized, when and how it
developed its characteristic features, and its evolving
relationship with its social context. Babb pays special attention
to the impact of culture on the business, with particular emphasis
on the role of religion, specifically Jainism. He also offers a
systematic comparison between Jaipur's gemstone business and New
York City's famed diamond industry. In its application of
ethnographic methodology to the study of an indigenous Indian
industry, Emerald City delivers a unique perspective on
business life in a non-Western setting.
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Water quality management for the Talkatora Lake, Jaipur - a case study
This paper describes the field-based research study undertaken to quantify the pollution, identify the sources of pollution and draw up a plan of action to restore the water quality of the Talkatora Lake located in Jaipur City, capital of Rajasthan State. Laboratory analysis of water samples at different time periods and a mass balance of the lake waters showed that the first flush of stormwater from the adjoining residential and commercial areas was a major cause of pollution in the lake. An integrated waste management strategy to limit the pollution discharged to this lake to enable self-purification was recommended. The mitigation measures were partially implemented and the results of a rapid assessment of the subsequent lake water quality are also reported.
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