PM Jawaharlal Nehru in the discovery of India said:
"Modern civilization is a movement script on a newer layer after layer is inscribed, without erasing the previous layer."
This shows Tolerance & Inclusiveness to innermost society's
1Ancient Upanishadic ideology - Sarva Dharma Sadbhava - respect to all sects & culture
2Ashoka BM edict not only asks for tolerance of other views but also respect of all
3Leaders such as proponents of Hindu reform - [underlined: All edicts reformation started with Samavah]
Persist & Flourish Today:
1Presence of great social diversity - 1750 languages 22-scheduled - all major faith present
2Constitutional protection - community rights protected under Article 26,29,30
3Secularism post → 42nd amendment
4Challenges - (I) Increasing communalism - (2) Regionalism - (3) Riots & violence - (4) Loss of distinct culture
Dravidam temple architecture - true, whose details are given in Shilpa Shastra engaged to the 8-9M century and reached its pinnacle in the 11-12M century.
Continuum of Dravidian temples:
[Diagram showing temple structure with Mandapan, Vimana, Garbha, Gopuram, Muktalaia, Allarded halle labeled]
Fig 1: Structure of temple - Dravidian
1Vile temple architecture started in the Gupta period of core to south India in the 7-8M century with the Pallava.
2[Additional details regarding King Mahendravarman started as rock cut temple in the Rock cut temple at Mahabali-puram]
3The continuation of these confined with Narasimha Varman on the Pallava's who built tail - panicha ponds rathae
4Finally, free standing temple started with the later Pallava's of Navalramamen II & Narasimhavarmen II
5It was during the Cholas, however, that Dravidian temple reached three zerain.
6Raja Raja I in 1010 AD built the Brihadeswara temple - [Features in great - three fresco art]
4Later the son, Rajendra Chola built the Gangakonda Chola temple to commemorate victory over Eastern Gangue of Kalinga.
5The temple building tradition continued with the later Chola(?) - Aspect of distinctive chulose(?) - (1) Evolution of temple architecture - (2) Distinctive indicate elements - use of precious metals - (3) Mixed with Nagara aschitekicter to make Vecala architecture - Hampton temple complex - (4) Continues to inspire temple today - Rome temple at Ayodhya built in dravidian style.
In many ways, Pallava were the forefathers and choose the fathers of one great temple traditions.
— SHREYA TYAGI · AIR 31