Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Major/Program
Religious Studies
First Advisor's Name
Dr. Aleksandra Restifo
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Dr. Iqbal Akhtar
Second Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Member
Third Advisor's Name
Dr. Albert Kafui Wuaku
Third Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Member
Keywords
Hoysalas, Jain Temples, Hindu Temples, Affective Responses, Affect, South Indian Devotion, Karnataka Dravida Architecture, Art, Religious Music, Religious Sound, Temple Acoustics, Visual Experiences, Aural Experiences, Auditory Stimulations, Ethnography, Traditional Indian Medieval Temples, Parsvanatha Temple, Halebidu, Chennakesava Temple, Beluru, Placemaking
Date of Defense
3-30-2023
Abstract
This project examines affective responses to temple spaces and investigates how visual and aural sensory stimulations can amplify people’s experiences in Jain and Hindu temples through ethnographic research and qualitative interviews. It involves the study of the traditional Indian methods of designing and planning temples to understand their place in contemporary South Indian devotion. This project focuses on two twelfth century temples built by the Hoysaḷa dynasty in the South Indian state of Karnāṭaka—the Jain Pārśvanātha basadi (temple) at Haḷēbīḍu and the Hindu Vaiṣṇava Chennakēśava temple at Bēlūru—to show that their location, design, and structure were planned to cater to the people’s senses. Through the concept of placemaking, this thesis argues that the architecture of these temples is critical as a placemaking device that enriches the Jain and Hindu devotees’ sensorial experiences through the union of art, performance, ritual, and sound.
Identifier
FIDC011032
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Recommended Citation
Vignesh, Vani, "Silent Music and Sacred Sounds of the Hoysaḷas: Visual and Aural Sensory Experiences in Jain and Hindu Temples" (2023). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5290.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/5290
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