A SOUTH INDIA STUDY TOUR REPORT SUBMITTED BY STUDENT NAME (Register number) Academic Year : 2022 — 2023 MAY 2023 BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE SASI = SCHOOL OF & 3 ARCHITECTURE SASI CREATIVE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Roja Raja Garden, Pollachi Main Rd, Myleripalayam, Coimbatore ~ 641032,BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE Certified that this report “A SOUTH INDIA STUDY TOUR.” Has been attended by “NAME OF THE CANDIDATE”, Er. S. Balamurugan Ar. M. Prasath COORDINATOR SUPERVISOR Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Sasi Creative School of Architecture Sasi Creative School of Architecture INTERNAL EXAMINERACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1 would like to express my gratitude to my tour coordinator and accompanied faculty ‘Assoc.Prof. V Gajalakshmi, Asst.Prof. S Balamurugan, Asst.Prof. M_ Prasath, ‘Asst.Prof. M Reshmi for their valuable guidance and support throughout the journey. { would also like to express my deep gratitude towards our principal Prof. Suresh babu for giving me such a great opportunity to explore the South India via this tour.ABSTRACT The educational tour is part of the Anna University curriculum for architecture students. The goal of this tour is to enable us to better comprehend South Indian history. The tour exposes us to South Indian culture, historical sites, allied activities intended to engage us, to reflect and interact with the local society, allowing the us to gather deep insights of it’s broad and diverse nature.LIST OF CONTENTS Chapter. Description Page No. No. 1 Tour Schedule 5 2 Places visited 2.1 Day 01 - Mangalore - Udupi i 2.2 Day 02 - Gokarna 12 2.3 Day 03 - Goa 13 2.4 Day 04 - Goa 14 2.5 Day 05 - Pune 15 2.6 Day 06 - Mumbai 16 2.7 Day 07 - Mumbai 17 2.8 Day 08 - Aurangabad 18 2.9 Day 09 - Vijayapura 19 2.10 Day 10 - Hospete 20 2.11 Day 11 - Hampi 21 2.12 Day 12 - Hassan 21 2.13 Day 13 - Mysuru 22 z 2.14 Day 14 - Coorg - Mangalore 23 . cae 3 Photographs 24 4 ' Conclusion 27CHAPTER 1 TOUR SCHEDULE Day-1: Coimbatore — Mangalore (02/02/2023) Departure from Coimbatore to Mangalore via Train Day-2: Mangalore (03/02/2023) Check in and Breakfast at Hotel Surya (Fresh up) Check out from Mangalore to Udupi Reach at Udupi temple Lunch Udupi temple to Murdeshwar temple Murdeshwar temple to Gokama Check in at M.G Cottage with dinner Day-3: Gokarna (04/02/2023) Morning Breakfast Mahabaleshwar temple with Heritage walk Departure from Gokama to Goa Check in at Dona Julia Beach resort with Dinner Day~4: Goa (05/02/2023) Morning Breakfast Basilica of bom Jesus Church complex Lunch Heritage walkOur lady of the Immaculate Conception Church Cruise ride Dinner and stay at resort Day-5: Goa (06/02/2023) Morning Breakfast Check out from resort Fort Aguada Lunch Calangute Beach Dinner Departure from Goa to Pune Day-6: Pune (07/02/2023) Check in at Hotel Chaitanya executive Morning Breakfast MIT Architecture college MIT Campus. Dinner and stay at Hotel Day-7: Mumbai (08/02/2023) Check out from Hotel Morning Breakfast at Karla caves Visit to Karla Caves Departure from caves to Mumbai LunehVisit to Mumbai Art Gallery Check in at Hotel Embassy Dinner Day-8: Mumbai (09/02/2023) Moming Breakfast Check out from Hotel Heritage Walk Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum Lunch Market Shopping Gateway of India Dinner Departure to Aurangabad Day-9; Aurangabad (10/02/2023) Check in at Hotel Great Annapurna Morning Breakfast ‘Check out from Hotel Ellora caves Lunch Daulatabad Fort Bibi ka Maqbara Dinner Departure to VijayapuraDay-10: Vijayapura (11/02/2023) Check in at Hotel VOV Morning Breakfast Asar Mahal Bara Kaman Ibrahim Roza Jamiya Masjid Gol Gumbaz Lunch Departure to Hotel Dinner and stay Day-11: Hospete (12/02/2023) Morning Breakfast Check out from Hotel VOV Badami Caves Lunch Pattadakal Temple Aihole Temple Departure to Hospete Check in at Hotel PBS Grand with Dinner Day-12: Hampi (13/02/2023) Morning BreakfastCheek out from Hotel Queen’s Bath and Elephant Stables and others Luneh Hampi Temples Dinner Departure to Hassan Day-13: Hassan (14/02/2023) Check in at Hotel United Kites Morning Breakfast Chennakeshava Temple Hoysaleswara Temple Doddagaddavalli Lakshmi temple Lunch Reach at Hotel Dinner and stay Day-14: Mysuru (15/02/2023) Morning Breakfast and check out Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple St. Philomena’s Cathedral Lunch Mysuru Palace Departure to Coorg, Check in at Green valleyDinner & Camp fire Day-15: Coorg (16/02/2023) Morning Breakfast and check out Market Shopping Golden Temple Site Seeing Departure to Mangalore Railway Station Dinner Departure to Coimbatore Day-16: Coimbatore (17/02/2023) Arrival at Coimbatore Railway Station &CHAPTER - 2 PLACES VISITED 2.1 Day 01 - Manglore - Udupi The Study Tour started from Mangalore after arriving from Coimbatore. The first amas was the Sri Krishna Temple in Udupi. j The unique feature of the temple is | that the lord is not worshipped directly Bt 4 but through a window with nine holes. s We got to understand the temple culture and history. Sri Krishna Temple, Udupi This temple is famous for the world’s second tallest shiva statue. It is surrounded on three sides by the water of Arabian sea. page (Je) Murudeshwara Temple, Udupi ty Sbyle (Anche ) ay Goma Shae) ~s) y) Ween fen atfrcedon W2.2 Day 02- Gokarna tarted with heritage walk heading towards Mahabaleshwar Temple and was able to The day experience the culture of the temple town. The temple is located in the site of religious pilgrimage with the diety of Lord Shiva. We were able to experience the style of the temple streetscape. 122,3 Day 03- Goa heist! of goa started by visiting the Church Complex and Basilica of Bom Jesus which are a pilgrimage center, opposite to each other. located in It is considered to be one of the best examples of Baroque Architecture and is known to be one of the oldest churches of India. Heritage walk | heading towards panaji We were able to experience the urban planning of the city through this walk on streets. Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church Itis located in Panjim and sits atop of a hill facing the square: below. The church is an example of baroque style architecture. We ended our day with Cruise ride late evening. 132.4 Day 04- On the second day of Goa, we visited the Aguada Fort which overlooks the Arabian Sea. Fort Aguada was the most prized and crucial fort of Portuguese. The fort is so large that it envelops the entire peninsula at the southwestern tip. The rest of the day was spent street shopping, exploring the market and ended with the sunset at the Calangute Beach. 142.5 Day 05- Pune By late afternoon, we were able to visit the MIT University in Pune where we had lunch and had campus tour. They have state of the art infrastructure and use of traditional architecture features lik ‘ches, domes and balconies can be seen. World Peace Dome It is the biggest dome in the world and we got the experience the prayer hall and how it works.7,6 Day 06- Mumbai first day in mumbai began with the climb up to Karla caves The f Karla caves is one of the most famous Buddhist rock-cut cave sites in India with only 15 caves within. The main Chaityagriha is one among the largest in India After the cave, we got to experience the Mumbai Art gallery and the Urban Art festival held near the Kala Ghoda. 167 - Mumbai ay was spent in a heritage walk exploring the streetscape architecture of Mumbai. 2.7 Day 0 The second d The heritage walk included places such as : Town hall Kala ghoda Bombay high court Oval maidan Flora fountain St. thomas cathedral church From gothic architectural features such as arches, columns to use of exposed stone work can be seen in many institutional buildings along the roads. 17agpay 08- Aurangabad attraction in aurangabad was the Ellora caves. These are listed by UNESCO as a World » main attre ene i The mal eee celebrated for its Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples and monuments which d from the local cliff rock in the 6th to 8th century CE. Hen were carve There are over 100 caves at the site 34 of which are open to the public and the sixteenth one is the famous Kailashnath Temple Afier the ancient caves, we visited the fatabad fort and bibi ka maqbara which is highly contrasting to the cave temple architecture. daul, 182.9 Day 09- V A trip to Vijayapura has been started with the visit to Asar Mahal which serves asa Hall of Justice. We can see a square tank in front of the mahal. Bara Kaman was planned to build a mausoleum. It was planned to build 12 arches vertically and horizontally around the tomb but it was left incomplete with 12 horizontally placed arches. Ibrahim Roza,the next spot we headed is actually a tomb complex where Ibrahim Adil Shah II is buried along with his wife. It is a square structure with twin buildings. The Jamiya Masjid is the largest mosque in Vijayapura constructed in the Indo Islamic style. The day in Vijayapura ended with visiting the Gol Gumbaz.|t is a mausoleum and it is notable for its scale and exceptionally large dome.= Hospete 2,10 Day 10 The next day we marched towards Hospete where we started with Badami caves which are a complex of Hindu and Jain temples. It is known to be one of the examples of Indian rock cut architecture. It is composed of 6 caves Pattadakal is a holy place with 10 major temples of which 9 Hindu and | Jain. It is a fusion of two major Indian Architectural styles, one from North India ( Nagara ) and other from South India ( Dravida ). Atlast we ended our day by visiting Aihole Durga temple. It illustrates a mature example of the Badami Chalukya Architecture. 20of Belur visit st farted with Chennakesava Temple The temple was built over 3 generations and took 103 years to complete. The Chennakesava temple includes a number of small shrines and monuments with a water tank inside Hoysaleswara temple It is simply referred to as Halebidu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is a twin temple which are of the same size and their sanctums open to East facing sunrise. 21Doddagaddayalli Lakshmi temple The day ended with Doddagaddavalli temple dedicated to goddess Lakshmi It consists of 4 shrines that share a common mandapa and each sanctum is square in shape. 2.12 Day 12- Mysuru started with worshipping the Lord Vishnu in Sri Ranganathaswamy temple. antiquity. The god is in reclining posture as found in The day in Mysuru started The temple is one of considerable Srirangam.hedral is a Catholic church constructed using call s jJomena $ st. Philo! Neo Gothic st in Asia. This Church is a good example of blen, churches in Asia. st churc the tallest yle. It os one of ding of loc. al culture Mysore Palace in the Indo-Saracenic style built betw eel am 2 cture storied stru A threes n 1897-1912, the palace has igned square towers at cardinal points, covered w fully design beautifully ith domes, f the palace helped us understand the need for detailings in architecture, = terior of the The interior»13 ay 3 Coors Coorg started W ith visiting ale which is one of the nents in India. nce is an attractive four The main entral a wheel portraying ower with ddhism.. storey f symbols of Bu Owen The rest of the day was spent shopping in the local market and returning to the Mangalore railway station to board our trai i in back to coimbatore after a memorable trip. 24CHAPTER 3 PHOTOGRAPHS Group Photos Photos from Manglore and Udupi 25Photos in front of monumental buildings in Goa and Pune. 26Photos from Aurangabad and Haleebedu 27CHAPTER 4 CONCLUSION ‘This educational trip helped us understand the architecture of South India better and gave us a practical understanding of the details and work done in historic monuments of India.