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The treatment often creates bas-reliefs of geometric, floral and other motifs. Where the magnitude is the goal, the work in relief gilded copper or brass, often occurs extravagant. The interior is embellished with gachch or stucco, fixing mirror, jaratkari or inlay work, mohrakashi or filigree, Pinjra or trellis or stone grids, and the fresco. These techniques are used for the production of beautiful designs and friezes based on vine motifs, plants, flowers, birds and animals.
These techniques, in addition to consuming a lot of time and comfort, require very experienced artists. Therefore, they are used in very important sanctuaries. Excellent examples of this type of work can be seen in the Golden Temple. As many have painted the frescoes on the walls of the first floor of Baba Atal. A very special aspect of Sikh Architecture regarding the construction of gurdwara buildings is the contribution and participation of the common man.
Except for some shrines have their income from donations made by previous rulers, resources for new construction or reconstruction are collected through voluntary contributions, and although bricklayers and artisans can be salaried workers, unskilled workers and rations for the the whole labor force comes from the karseva system, free voluntary service of devotees.
3.15 JAIN ARCHITECTURE
The responsibility of Jain workmanship to the standard craftsmanship in India has been great. Each time of Indian craftsmanship is addressed by a Jain change and every last one of them is meriting critical examination and cognizance (Stevenson, 1915, p. 360). Jain Architecture can not be authorized with its novel style, as it was suitable around a branch of Hindu and Buddhist styles. In the years, various Jain sanctuaries were constructed connecting Buddhist sanctuaries following the Buddhist style of the shake cut. At first, these sanctuaries were mostly cut with smoothness and the utilization of squares was basically insignificant. Regardless, as of late the Jains started to assemble in sanctuary urban communities on the slopes in the light of the likelihood of mountains.
Rather than the quantity of Hindu sanctuaries in India, the Jain sanctuaries are few and
scattered. The Jain used to separate their more prepared and harmed sanctuaries and made new ones of every comparable place. Normally, the Jain sanctuaries had an air of particular attacker around them, likely in light of the raiders who may have involved
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| SR No. | 034443 |
| Book Title | Critical Analysis of Jain Architecture in Bihar Region and its Influence on Regional Architecture |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ravish Kumar |
| Publisher | Department of Architecture National Institute of Technology Patna |
| Publication Year | 2018 |
| Total Pages | 359 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 31 MB |