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ART AND CULTURE - June 2023

Jun 2023

Sep 27, 2023

World's Second Largest Hindu Temple outside India to be Inaugurated in US

New Jersey in the US is set to host the world's second-largest Hindu temple outside India, to be formally inaugurated on October 8.
Hailed as the world's largest Hindu temple outside India "in the modern era", the Akshardham temple was built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham organisation.
It is dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan, a Hindu spiritual leader of the 19th century, and was inspired by his 5th spiritual successor Pramukh Swami Maharaj.

Sep 25, 2023

The Maiden Edition of 'Bharatiya Prakash Sthamb Utsav' or Indian Lighthouse Festival Inaugurated ...

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the maiden edition of 'Bharatiya Prakash Sthamb Utsav' or Indian Lighthouse Festival at the historic Fort Aguada in Panjim, Goa.
The festival is aimed at rejuvenating the rich maritime history of India's 75 iconic lighthouses and unravel the illustrious stories to the world. At the flagship venue of this maiden event, at the Fort Aguada, the meet was attended by Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant, the Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Tourism, Shripad Naik, Minister of Tourism, Govt of Goa, Rohan Khaunte, Micheal Lobo, MLA among other senior officials from both state and central governments.

Sep 22, 2023

Shivraj Chouhan Inaugurates Adi Shankaracharya Statue

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled the 108-feet tall 'Statue of Oneness' of Adi Shankaracharya on the bank of the Narmada River at Omkareshwar, approximately 260 km from the state capital Bhopal, six years after it was conceptualised.
The statue weighs 100 tons and has been installed on a 75 feet high platform. It is made up of bronze that contains 88% copper, 4% zinc and 8% tin. The statue internal structure is made-up of high-quality steel.
Adi Shankaracharya, as per Hindu religion scholars, is credited with restoring the glory of Sanatan Dharma in ancient India with his preaching and debate with scholars.

Sep 19, 2023

Amrita Sher-Gil's 'The Story Teller' Becomes most Expensive Work by Indian Artist Ever

Fetching a whopping Rs. 61.8 crore, avant-garde artist Amrita Sher-Gil's oil on canvas 'The Story Teller' unseated Sayed Haider Raza's 'Gestation' and became the most expensive work of Indian art sold at auction worldwide.
The 1937 artwork, sold at Saffronart's 'Evening Sale: Modern Art', was among the 70 plus art pieces by eminent artists including M. F. Husain, V. S. Gaitonde, Jamini Roy and F. S. Souza, featured in the auction.
It was August 2023 that Raza's 1989 'Gestation', also an oil-on-canvas painting, was sold at Rs. 51.75 crore by Pundole's auction house in Mumbai, becoming the most expensive Indian artwork ever sold at auction.
Born to Indian father and Hungarian mother on January 30, 1913 in Budapest, Hungary, Sher-Gil came to be known as one of the greatest avant-garde women artists for her oeuvre.

Karnataka's Hoysala Temples in UNESCO World Heritage List

The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala — the famed Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somananthpura in Karnataka were added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list. This inclusion marked the 42nd UNESCO World Heritage Site in India and came just a day after Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan received this distinguished recognition.
The temples were finalised as India's nomination for consideration as World Heritage for the year 2022-2023. The 'Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala' have been on UNESCO's tentative list since April 15, 2014.
All these three Hoysala temples are already protected monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
The sacred ensembles of the Hoysalas, constructed during the 12th and 13th centuries are represented here by the three components of Belur, Halebid, and Somnathapura.

Sep 18, 2023

India's Santiniketan Makes it to UNESCO's World Heritage List

Santiniketan, the town in Birbhum district of West Bengal, where many years were spent by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, became a part of the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Santiniketan was established in 1901 by the famous poet Tagore. It has functioned as a residential school and centre for art which has its roots embedded in ancient Indian traditions and carries a vision of the unity of humans across religious and cultural boundaries.
In 1921, a 'world university' was set up at Santiniketan which called for unity of humanity or "Visva Bharati". From a long time, India has been trying to get a UNESCO tag for this cultural site.

Ukraine's Kyiv, Lviv Placed on Heritage 'in Danger' List: UNESCO

Major historical sites in two Ukrainian cities are in danger of destruction due to the war with Russia, the UN's heritage body UNSECO said.
They include the iconic Saint Sophia Cathedral in the capital, Kyiv, and the medieval buildings of the city's Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery site.
The historic centre in the city of Lviv was also placed on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger.
It said the conditions to fully protect the sites could not be met.
Faced with the risk of direct attack, these sites are also vulnerable to the shockwaves caused by the bombing of the two cities.

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