Medha Suktam Ep. 5 | Understanding Temples and Idols with Dr. G. B. Deglurkar

Join me in this conversation with Dr. G. B Deglurkar, where we dive deep into temple architecture, idols and understanding the iconography and the symbolism behind them. This has to be one of the most informative conversations I've had on this platform. Please give it a watch!

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Tamil Nadu and the Cholas,
06:31 Deglurkar Sir's Inspiration to get into this Field
10:44 'Bimbabrahma', 'Vastubrahma' and the Birth of Gods
34:36 The Idol at Pandharpur
47:55 Favorite temple, favorite idol
56:00 The Saraswati Murti story
58:14 The Pompeii Connection
1:02:45 Shankara Murtis
1:06:34 Evolution and Variations in Idols across time and space.
1:09:21 Samajik Abhisaran
1:15:34 Significance of Studying Archaeology
1:26:56 Distortions of History
1:32:08 Geographical and cultural expanse of India
1:39:27 Cross-Cultural Similarities and Differences
1:42:38 Pune History
1:40:37 Marathwada, the root of Maharashtrian Culture.
1:56:09 Temple Restoration

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