Events
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Cave 10: Myth, Mystery, and the Artisans of Ellora
Cave 10: Myth, Mystery, and the Artisans of Ellora
Ellora, Western India, is a World Heritage Site with thirty-four magnificent Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temple-caves excavated and sculpted from the mountain’s rock. Ellora Cave 10, a 7th-century Buddhist chaitya hall, or shrine, features a towering seated Buddha sculpted with … Read more
When Work is Worship: Technology, Labor and the Figure of Vishwakarma—“Maker of the Universe”
When Work is Worship: Technology, Labor and the Figure of Vishwakarma—“Maker of the Universe”
Although Vishwakarma worship in India has long been associated with hereditary artisan castes and their hand tools, his presence has moved beyond crafts workshops and into workplaces associated with the country’s infrastructural systems and networks: factories, engineering schools, design studios, … Read more
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