The Study of Temple Architecture in Modern History

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This paper undergo the study of historical development of temple architecture. Indian art and architecture underwent several stages of development, including the sophisticated urban planning of the Indus Valley Civilization, the features of rock art and early settlement designs, and inferences from the prehistoric era, historic and modern historic era. Modern temple architecture creates an intriguing link between engineering from the twenty-first century and ancient Vedic traditions. Modern Hindu temples still honor the canons of the classical Shilpa Shastras, despite the general shift in religious architecture around the world toward modernism. While modern rural shrines experiment with concrete and striking geometric forms, monumental projects like the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir rely on traditional stone masonry reinforced with digital mapping. In the twentieth century, Christian and Jewish religious architecture was reshaped by modernism. Most new churches and synagogues today are built in modern styles; almost no new Gothic cathedrals have been built since the nineteenth century. Hindu architecture did not undergo the same process. Temple architecture is governed by ancient canons known as the Shilpa Shastras, which define the classical style of Hindu temple architecture. Many Hindu communities continued to strive for this style in the 20th century, occasionally utilizing contemporary materials due to financial constraints. These communities have tended to follow these Shastras even more closely as they have become wealthier; rather than deviating from architectural tradition, modern affluence has made it possible to embody it more faithfully. These enormous projects, along with extensive international supply chains and remarkable engineering and logistical achievements, constitute the world's leading living tradition of masonry architecture. This paper suggests the development of temple architecture in modern history.