There is never an easy way to reach god, and New Delhi’s ISKCON temple doesn’t take you there directly. It sits in the middle of two equally important religious sites, the Lotus Temple, with its modernist twist to the Baha’i faith and the Akshardham temple, which recalls the traditional designs of Gujarat. When architect Achyut P Kanvinde accepted the commission to design the temple complex in 1993, he was conscious that traditional form and modern technology would exist side-by-side. The basic requirements included the temple with space for its deities, parikrama and sabha mandaps, with a prasadam hall. Kanvinde, who loved to sketch and doodle, did extensive freehand drawings in his study of the temple shikharas.

Source: Indian Express November 17, 2019 02:37 UTC