Projects 2017 - 2018

In the current field season the study of religious Landscape and architecture of Singrouli district, MP has been taken up under the direction of Dr. Madhulika Samanta. The first phase of the work has been completed at Bouddha Danda, Singrauli.

Introduction:

During the course of this survey in 2017, the team of the Temple Survey Project (Northern Region) found that the religious remains of the Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and other religious affiliations of the eastern part of Madhya Pradesh remain neglected in the field of architectural studies for some reasons or other. Many important historical remains of the area which were reported earlier are in ruins now and detailed documentation of such vestiges as well as documentation those unreported ones are the need of the hour. Therefore the Temple Survey Project (Northern Region), ASI proposes the project called the “landscape archaelogical study of religious architecture of Singrauli and its surroundings” for the field season 2017-18.

Voices of Heritage

“The Department wanted to explore, document, analyze and preserve unknown or known Temples of the country which were valued for their religious, social or cultural importance. The Temple Survey Project has the mandate to survey, recognize, document & analyze Temples through out the country by systematic studies and analysis. ”