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Content of Mukt®¿vara CD-ROM
Cau·ad¡napura
is a tiny village of Karnataka in south India, where all facets of
Indian civilisation, encompassing religion, art and poetry are
exemplified in an exquisite temple with the highest degree of
refinement. This temple is a jewel of architecture of 11th-12th century,
in the style now commonly called after the name of the legendary
sculptor, Jakkanacarya. It was built during the heyday of the kingdom
ruled by the Calukyas of Kalyana and the Sevunas of Devagiri. It is
dedicated to an Udbhava-Linga "spontaneously born" Linga named
Mukt®¿vara.
A user-friendly interactive system will allow the user to browse the
multi-dimensional architectural, sculptural and inscriptional programme
of the temple.
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Content of Devnarayana CD-ROM
Devnarayana is the name of a folk deity worshipped by the pastoral communities of
Gujjars in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The main feature of the cult is the performance
of individual episodes from a two-part, 45 to 50 hour long oral narrative which contains
both sung and spoken section (gav and arthav). Devnarayan's epic is
performed during all night vigils (Jagran), by pairs of male singers called Bhopas.
The CD-ROM will focus on this oral narrative which is painted on large scrolls. The
professional unfolds the story through singing and performance. The relationship between
the pictorial image, the sung narrative performances and audience responses will be
recreated.
Video Clips of
Gita Govinda Project Video
Clips of Brhadisvara Temple Project Digital Images of Other Multimedia Project
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