TALK "Monumental Mountains : The Making of the Char-Dham Yatra" at Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 1 August 2016

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 01/08/2016 18:30 01/08/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata TALK : Monumental Mountains "The Making of the Char-Dham Yatra" Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/07/talk-monumental-mountains-making-of.html Seminar Room II & III, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

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Venue : Seminar Room II & III, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : TALK : Monumental Mountains "The Making of the Char-Dham Yatra".

This talk aims to explicate how a remote mountainous landscape around the upper reaches of the Ganga River in the Himalayas transformed into an exalted region evoking deep faith in millions of Hindu pilgrims. From approximately the third century BCE up to the thirteenth century CE, numerous stone monuments, steles, and statues were erected in this landscape. This talk explores the processes by which these monuments and sculptures evoked mythic worlds, embedded historical memories, enhanced the mountain range’s appearance, and altered its symbolic significance.

Speakers : Dr. Nachiket Chanchani, Assistant Professor of South Asian Art and Visual Culture, University of Michigan and currently J. Gonda Foundation Fellow, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Leiden.

Chair : Shri B.M. Pande

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